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Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 6th Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 11(16), Luke 10:38-42

July 17, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen 8 Comments

Luke 10:38-42

The 6th Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 11(16) is the third week in a quick journey through Luke chapter 10. Luke 10:38-42 The lectionary Gospel is Luke 10:38-42, one of the stories where Jesus interacts with the people who seem to have been his closest friends outside of the twelve apostles. We see Jesus here with Martha […]

Filed Under: Bible, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: Active Life, Contemplative Life, Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha, RCL Year C

Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 6th Sunday of Easter, John 5:1-9

May 23, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen 8 Comments

John 5:1-9

Sometimes the Revised Common Lectionary offers two Gospel readings to choose from. The Sixth Sunday of Easter in Year C is one of those times. They don’t explain why, and I frankly cannot guess. I suspect it is an attempt to get me to write more blog posts. John 5:1-9 In any case, I already […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: 6th Sunday of Easter, John 5:1-9, RCL Year C

Letters to a Young Pastor: Can Your Remove a Layer of Stress?

January 24, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

remove a layer of stress

Dear ______: I totally get it: finding a way to keep muddling through in the midst of stress isn’t always the best answer. Sometimes it helps to find a way to actually remove a layer of stress. Can You Remove a Layer of Stress? There are, perhaps, two ways to approach this, on the timely-but-probably-horrible […]

Filed Under: Ministry, Prayer Tagged With: consolations and desolations, Examen, Examination of Conscience, Ignatius of Loyola, remove a layer of stress

Letters to a Young Pastor: Dealing with Stress

January 17, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

dealing with stress

Dear ______: You are absolutely right: It has been far too long since we’ve written to each other. Thanks for the update on your life in this final year of seminary. It does sound really stressful. You probably feel like the weight of the whole world is on your shoulders — like poor old Atlas. […]

Filed Under: Ministry, Prayer, Seminary Tagged With: Dealing with Stress, Jesus Prayer, Letters to a Young Pastor

Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 10:46-52

October 24, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Mark 10:46-52

The Gospel assigned for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mark 10:46-52) picks up where the previous week’s Gospel left off. Mark 10:46-52 It is a story I’ve always been drawn to: Bartimaeus, the blind man, calls out to Jesus for mercy and receives his sight. My interest is grabbled by unexplained oddities, emphatic repetitions, […]

Filed Under: Bible, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: Blind Bartimaeus, Jesus Prayer, Mark 10:46-52, Mercy

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