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NIMBY's - The Rev. Anne Thatcher
The Rev. Anne Thatcher's sermon for Sunday, September 20.
NIMBY's - an acronym for Not In My BackYard - are those folks with the privilege to declare what does or does not happen where they live, and thereby make decisions for what happens in communities without that power. Most NIMBY's do not realize that they have that privilege, it is a plank in their eye, denying them the ability to see their own place and be merciful and generous to others. Today's scripture contains two stories of NIMBY's - Jonah, and the workers in the field. They also showcase the mercy and non-judgmental generosity of our God, that we are called to imitate. How can we work to name the plank in our own eyes, and to truly live into the truth that all of God's people are "worthy of love, justice, mercy, forgiveness, and human dignity" today?
Today's Readings:
Jonah 3:10-4:11
Psalm 145:1-8
Matthew 20:1-16
Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 20, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us
Read the article referenced in today's sermon in The Philadelphia Inquirer here.
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By St. Martin-in-the-FieldsThe Rev. Anne Thatcher's sermon for Sunday, September 20.
NIMBY's - an acronym for Not In My BackYard - are those folks with the privilege to declare what does or does not happen where they live, and thereby make decisions for what happens in communities without that power. Most NIMBY's do not realize that they have that privilege, it is a plank in their eye, denying them the ability to see their own place and be merciful and generous to others. Today's scripture contains two stories of NIMBY's - Jonah, and the workers in the field. They also showcase the mercy and non-judgmental generosity of our God, that we are called to imitate. How can we work to name the plank in our own eyes, and to truly live into the truth that all of God's people are "worthy of love, justice, mercy, forgiveness, and human dignity" today?
Today's Readings:
Jonah 3:10-4:11
Psalm 145:1-8
Matthew 20:1-16
Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 20, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us
Read the article referenced in today's sermon in The Philadelphia Inquirer here.