World Communion Sunday
Faith and Authority
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" The Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea', and it would obey you. …
Luke 17:5-10
World's Smallest Seed
JANKNEGT, James B.
Contemporary 2002
Oil on canvas
http://janknegt.eccwireless.com/smallseed.html
A foolish faith in
authority is the worst enemy of truth.
~ Albert
Einstein
You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.
~ Mary Manin Morrissey
Robin (Brother Jack’s amazing daughter) having tea and yummies overlooking Tokyo.
This little lass enjoyed some farewell cake for our church organist.
Bob Meade greeting me at Rotary on Friday.
Eetu (or Eddie), our exchange student from Finland, celebrated his 17th birthday!
Ashley Shuyler, founder of
AfricAid, was our speaker on Friday morning.
Rebecca, Jim, Sharron, and I went to One More For the Road, a tribute to Mike Weiker.
Mike Weiker, singing “If I Were a Rich Man.”
Mike has directed the Evergreen Chorale for 30 years!
When you have come to the edge
Of all light that you know
And are about to drop off into the darkness
Of the unknown,
Faith is knowing
One of two things will happen:
There will be something solid to stand on or
You will be taught to fly.
~ Patrick Overton*
October 3, 2010 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Previous OPQs may be found at:
http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
* Similar quote by Edward Teller SEE OPQs 12-29-02
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Mustard Seeds
http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.com/2010/09/tuesday-lectionary-leanings-mustard.html
Lamentations 1:1-6
Lamentations 3:19-26 or Psalm 137
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Luke 17:5-10