What happens when people perceive (mistakenly) that God is absent in their midst? All hell breaks loose! Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about this and be encouraged that the God who loves you is never far away. Lectionary texts for today are Exodus 32.1-14; Psalm 106.1-6, 19-23; Philippians 4.1-9; Matthew 22.1-14.