Come & See
Sunday Gospel Reflections
When Andrew met Jesus, he knew that Jesus was the Messiah. That's why Andrew invited his brother Simon (later called Peter) to come and see for himself.
Come and see who we are.
Come and see God's goodness.
Come and see how we love.

This isn’t a Story About Fairness
This isn’t a story about fairness, about justice measured out carefully with a teaspoon, this is a story about grace.

Behold the Glory and Goodness of God
God calls us into lives that point to God’s glory and so often we resist that call and hide behind veils. But know this: God created you, all of you, in God’s image and to God’s own glory.

Blessings Or Woes?
Today we’re being asked to re-think what we consider blessings and what we know to be woes.
The world and all of it’s logics isn’t the final story. It’s not what we are living for. We’re here because we’ve heard the voice of Jesus call to us. We’re here because we know there is another way. There is a way where the meek inherit the earth, where the poor are blessed, where those who weep will laugh and where those who laugh now will mourn and weep.

When You Become That Consolation
When you become that consolation, not just to yourself but to so many others, your light shines like the sun. We see you sitting in these pews and your very presence consoles us. You are making a difference and we notice.

Why Does Jesus Need to Be Baptized?
Friends, I will admit to you that, since I was a child, I have always felt just a little bit nervous when reading the Gospel passages that recount the baptism of Jesus. I have a distinct memory of sitting in church — I can’t have been older than 11 — and listening to Pastor Ron preach about how Jesus insisted that John baptize him and thinking to myself, “Why does Jesus need to be baptized?”