Jul
14
The Law in Your Heart and on Your Lips—Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle C)
Deut. 30:10–14; Col. 1:15–20; Luke 10:25–37
I preached on the readings for today for the first time three years ago, just a few months before the presidential election, at a time when our nation forgot what it meant to be a neighbor. People who had been friends for years began to vilify each other. People on both sides of the political spectrum chose to imagine the worst motives of those on the other side. The media, rather than focusing on what we hold in common, chose to focus on what divides us. Three years later, I would be hard pressed to claim that matters have gotten any better. As a nation, we have forgotten to be neighbors to those who think differently from us.
And there are issues closer to home as well.
I preached on the readings for today for the first time three years ago, just a few months before the presidential election, at a time when our nation forgot what it meant to be a neighbor. People who had been friends for years began to vilify each other. People on both sides of the political spectrum chose to imagine the worst motives of those on the other side. The media, rather than focusing on what we hold in common, chose to focus on what divides us. Three years later, I would be hard pressed to claim that matters have gotten any better. As a nation, we have forgotten to be neighbors to those who think differently from us.
And there are issues closer to home as well.
