"This passage is not about despair, did you notice? And it is not about punishment – nowhere in it does Jesus say bad things will happen to those who fall asleep. It is about hope after horrible things. And it is about trusting that every moment is a moment where Jesus can show up, arrive, redeem, and bless us. It is about not allowing the crushing defeats of this world to disembody us from the lived reality of hope. "
text: Mark 13:24-37
Preached for St. John/San Juan, Olympia WA
"This passage is not about despair, did you notice? And it is not about punishment – nowhere in it does Jesus say bad things will happen to those who fall asleep. It is about hope after horrible things. And it is about trusting that every moment is a moment where Jesus can show up, arrive, redeem, and bless us. It is about not allowing the crushing defeats of this world to disembody us from the lived reality of hope. "
text: Mark 13:24-37
Preached for St. John/San Juan, Olympia WA