As most of you have heard, we have a little grass volleyball pick-up game here every Thursday evening. It has been really enjoyable. Volleyball has been in my immediate family for as long as I can remember. My dad started playing in his early twenties and we just always had a grass court at my house growing up. Both of my sisters played at college even.
The Gospel story we just heard is an interesting one about a situation involving two of Jesus' good friends, Martha and Mary. But to better appreciate what is happening here, it's important to take a look at our first reading.
The Good Samaritan is one of those parables that has gained almost universal recognition even outside of Christian circles. This is understandable. The notion of kindness to strangers and even generosity is one of those ideals that many religious traditions would propose to its followers.
In today's Gospel we hear Jesus send out 72 disciples “ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit.” Jesus employed a strategy of sending them out two-by-two to prepare people’s hearts to receive Him.
Welcome to all visitors, thanks for joining us to worship our God today. In case you are visiting, or weren't here last weekend of the Feast of Corpus Christi, I introduced a slight change to communion where there are two lines coming up at the same time to one communion minister. It's pretty self-explanatory, just alternate, it is faster.