Forgiveness

 

One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him-- that she is a sinner." Jesus spoke up and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." "Teacher," he replied, "Speak." "A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered, "I suppose the one for whom he canceled the greater debt." And Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little." Then he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources. 

Luke 7:36-8:3

 

Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee

VIGNON, Claude

1635

Musee des Beaux-Arts

Dunkirk

France

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/xir222288fre/christ-in-the-house-of-simon-the-pharise-xir222288-fre/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judgment … is one of the ego’s tools

to foster separation through comparison.

~ Peter Santos

 

 

 

 

… it would be interesting to find out what goes on

in that moment when someone looks at you and draws

all sorts of conclusions.

~ Malcolm Gladwell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outdoor Worship Service

Heritage Grove

Evergreen, Colorado

June 5, 2016

 

Margaret Bailey, Sarah Traylor, Steve Nelson

 

 

Vicki and I visited Iris4U after lunch on Sunday.

How gorgeous!!!

http://www.iris4u.com

 

 

Stunning!

 

 

Vicki Hall inhaling the beauty.

 

 

Painted Toes Society

Foothills Art Center

Golden, Colorado

Gale Webb, juror for the Colorado Watercolor Society State Show,

gave us a demo on Monday!

 

 

She used acrylics and material and … whatever worked.

 

 

Gale Webb

http://www.galewebbart.com/gallery.htm

 

 

Carolyn (CV) Martyn is back from the Netherlands and England,

Jackie McFarland has been gone with a broken neck since Januaary,

and Clare, one of her daughters, brought her to Painted Toes on Monday!!!

HURRAY!!!

 

 

Vacation Bible School

VBS is always fun to visit.

 

 

 

 

 

The Bookseller, by Cynthia Swanson

 

 

Jen Pearson led the book discussion at Hearthfire Books Wednesday evening.

 

 

The owlets near the book store are growing!

 

 

 

Dedication of the Rotary Music Park

Friday, June 10, 2016

Our Rotary Club meeting was a picnic breakfast at the park at 7 a.m.

 

 

Kay LaMontagne was the driving force behind the park.

 

 

President Bob Bradley and Kay LaMontagne cut the ceremonial ribbon.

 

 

Maria Galter sampling one of the five instruments.

 

 

Spares and Pairs

John and Van Farnsworth hosted our Spares and Pairs Friday evening.

 

 

 The Reverend Tinashe Chemvumi from the Presbytery of Zimbabwe was there

and will be the guest preacher at Church of the Hills tomorrow!

 

 

 

 

 

Forgive me my nonsense,

as I also forgive the nonsense

of those that think they talk sense.

~ Robert Frost

 

 

 

 

 

June 12, 2016               Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time/Fourth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 6

 

Previous OPQs may be found at:

     http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

 

 

 

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a with Psalm 5:1-8 or
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10,13-15 with Psalm 32 
Galatians 2:15-21
Luke 7:36-8:3