The Blessings (S14 Episode2)

Well, a new season has arrived and with it we are holding a "The Blessing of New Seasons of Life Sunday." Not exactly a pithy title, so let's just go with "The Blessings." This Sunday we want to hold space and mark the various new seasons each of us are entering, some of them welcome, others perhaps not. It will also mean blessing and welcoming new children into our midst. I know this will be a meaningful Sunday for all of us, no matter what season of life you are currently in.

Sermon wise, well, if we are going to talk about blessings, one can't help but wonder about the kinds of people Jesus thought were blessed. So, to the beatitudes we go. And yet, for some of us, the beatitudes are overly familiar. Thus, I am bringing along a new translation of the beatitudes and I promise you won't have heard them talked about like this before. I am confident you will come away with a refreshed understanding of these curious announcements Jesus makes.

I am also bringing a handful of stories and conjectures to the morning as well. I need to talk about the coffee shop that doesn't serve coffee, a mysterious man I met on a dangerous hike, and why I imagine there will be no marriage in Jesus' coming kingdom. So, I hope you will join us on Sunday for The Blessings.