Take nothing except a staff…
He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples
followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard
him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What is
this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by
his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and
Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they
took offense at him. Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without
honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own
house." And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his
hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief.
Then he went about
among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send them out
two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them
to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in
their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. He said to them,
"Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. If any
place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off
the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them." So they went
out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast out many demons, and
anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.
Mark 6:1-13
Pilgrim
Bound by Staff and Faith, Rest Thy Bones
Sculpture,
freestanding
Wood
2007
Harrietsham
Great
Britain
Wooden pilgrim
A wooden seat provided in 2007 for walkers on the Pilgrims
Way / North Downs Way, complete with a sleeping pilgrim. The carved inscription
reads "Pilgrim bound by staff and faith, rest thy bones".
The effects of seven years of subsequent weathering, vandalism and hedge growth
can be seen in TQ8853 :
Brother Percival on the Pilgrim's Rest bench alongside the Pilgrim's Way.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/778390
Even in the familar
there can be surprise and wonder.
~
Tiernev Gearon
Our wretched species is so made that
those who walk on the well-trodden path
always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
~
Voltaire
Lazy
Carolyn!
I
actually forgot to take pictures of the following two events
so
I used pictures taken previously.
Vicki
Hall, Sue Wolff
Sue
treated Vicki and me to a delicious and fun lunch at the Olive Garden last
Sunday.
Thank
you, Sue!
Standing:
Kay Owen, Jackie McFarland, Sondra Kellogg
Seated:
Carolyn Alexander, Karla Byrd
All
six of us were together for our Chew and Chat lunch on Thursday!
Because
I “retired” from Memories in the Making last week,
Sandy
Mathis decided she also should take more time for exercise.
Sandy,
though, is an employee, not a volunteer.
Mary
and Mike Sulli had a Farewell Party
for
Sandy in their fascinating home.
Mike
is a landscaper and Mary is a gardener.
Nice
people!
There are all different kinds of voices
calling you to all different kinds of work …
(and) the place God calls you to is the place
where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.
~
Frederick Buechner
July 5, 2015 Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost—14th Sunday in Ordinary Time/Proper 9
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission
of www.agnusday.org
2
Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 with Psalm 48 or
Ezekiel 2:1-5 with Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13