Hummelstown UCC Podcast

John 9

What actions, practices, or prayers help you turn away from status-seeking andgrabbing for power? What actions embody the humility of a child?

Mark 6:32-44

Ephesians 3:20-21“Now to those who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantlyfar more than all we can ask or imagine, be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus toall generations, forever and ever. Amen.”Where do you see examples of God’s still, small voice moving amongst yourcommunity, perhaps multiplying “the smallest offerings” into abundance?

Luke 7:36-50

Matthew 25:35-40 “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me somethingto drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave meclothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’Then the righteous will answer, ‘when was it that we saw you hungry and gave youfood or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you astranger and welcomed you or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it thatwe saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the Lord will answer them, ‘Truly Itell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, youdid it to me.’Are you being invited in or kept out? Are you doing the inviting or the excluding?Where does the Savior see you? Where does your neighbor see you?

John 2:1-11

Matthew 13:31-32“Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustardseed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, butwhen it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds ofthe air come and make nests in its branches.”When have you witnessed something flourishing unexpectedly?What stories of surprising good come to mind?

Luke 14:15-24

the good news is… all are invited.This lent, we are grounding ourselves in the good news of Jesus’ teachings. Over thenext 7 weeks, our objective is not to simply examine some of the core tenets of Jesus’ministry, but to truly embody them in our daily lives. This text for ash Wednesday wasselected primarily to focus on invitation and Jesus’ emphasis on radical inclusion; inthis parable we see powerful metaphors for the ways god seeks out “many,”especially those at the margins, and doesn’t stop until the table is full.

Exodus 24:12-18; Matthew 17:1-9

Desmond Tutu “God places us in the world as fellow workers- agents of transfiguration. We workwith God so that injustice is transfigured into justice. So there will be morecompassion and caring. That there will be more laughter and joy. That there will bemore togetherness in God’s world.”

Exodus 1:15-21

#15 from “Thirty Poems of Courage”By Tina Datsko de SánchezMusic is my courage, for my soul is only a wooden flutesounded by the breath of God.Dancing is my courage, for these legs and arms are a windmilltwirled by the playful gusts of God.

Luke 19:1-10

Poems of Courage, Tina Datsko de SánchezIt is no surprise we feel more courageous in the company of friends.The truth of our being can only be seen when we are united togetherPlugged into the Friend, we become a net of light illuminating the world

Genesis 33:1-11

Winston Churchill “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sitdown and listen.”

DANIEL 6:1-23; Acts 16:16-34

#1 Poems of Courage, Tina Datsko SánchezIt is not your strength,it will never be your strength,that gives you courage.It will only be your abilityto lean on the Friend,to trust the arm that will never let you go.