We Are Here for You!

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Chapter 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48) The first great internal crisis that the early Church faced was the question of inclusion or exclusion—who could be in the Church? Almost all of the first disciples were Jews, and Peter at first believed that new members who.

When a high school classmate of mine knew he was dying, he asked me to speak at his funeral, but he cautioned me, “Don’t you dare say anything religious.” It was an unusual thing to tell a deacon, but Bill was not comfortable with formal religion and lived somewhere on the spectrum between agnostic.

Is it time to review, rethink, and renew our faith? We are reminded in today’s gospel reading from John 14:21-26 that the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, will teach us and remind us about love and keeping the word of the Lord. Something so simple as a clock’s face can be a springboard to help us. Let’s.