Irreverently Reverend

  Communion Sunday, Ordinary Time The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers.  8  Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.  9  Be hospitable to one another without complaining.  10  Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received .  11  Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.  (NRSVue)             “The most notable fact in religion today is that ministers of all denominations are trying, somewhat desperately but with immense energy and imagination, to find new ways to carry God back into the everyd...

  Ordinary Time Christ is just like the human body—a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many.   13  We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jew or Greek, or slave or free, and we all were given one Spirit to drink.  14  Certainly the body isn’t one part but many.  15  If the foot says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not a hand,” does that mean it’s not part of the body?  16  If the ear says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not an eye,” does that mean it’s not part of the body?  17  If the whole body were an eye, what would happen to the hearing? And if the whole body were an ear, what would happen to the sense of smell?  18  But as it is, God has placed each one of the parts in the body just like he wanted.  19  If all were one and the same body part, what would happen to the body?  20  But as it is, there a...

  Second Sunday after Epiphany Brothers and sisters, I don’t want you to be ignorant about spiritual gifts.  2  You know that when you were Gentiles you were often misled by false gods that can’t even speak.  3  So I want to make it clear to you that no one says, “Jesus is cursed!” when speaking by God’s Spirit, and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.  4  There are different spiritual gifts but the same Spirit;  5  and there are different ministries and the same Lord;  6  and there are different activities but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.   7  A demonstration of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good.  8  A word of wisdom is given by the Spirit to one person, a word of knowledge to another according to the same Spirit,  9  faith to still another by the same Spirit, gifts of healing to another in the one Spirit,  10  performance of m...