Proper 7A

A seminarian, returning from his weekend duties one Sunday afternoon, gave a lift to a hitchhiker and received a theology lesson in return. The hitchhiker, an older man, asked about the seminarian’s clerical collar and interpreted the answer he got to mean that he was, “some kind of preacher.” The hitchhiker then commented that the…

Hear these comfortable words: From Isaiah –“Enter into the rockand hide in the dustFrom the terror of the Lord,and from the glory of his majesty.”“The haughtiness of people shall be humbled,and the pride of everyone shall be brought low,and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day” From Matthew –“Do not think that I…