A Sunday prayer

A Collect for Sundays

Lord God,, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ triumphed over the powers of death and prepared for us our place in the new Jerusalem; Grant that we, who have this day given thanks for his resurrection, may praise you in that City of which he is the light, and where he lives and reigns, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Rev. Peter M. Carey Sermon - 13 October 2013 – Luke 17:11-19

The Rev. Peter M. Carey

Sermon - 13 October 2013 – Luke 17:11-19

St. Paul’s Memorial Church, Charlottesville, VA

God wants us to have an attitude of gratitude …

Jesus is on his journey from Galilee to Jerusalem. Here, he tells his disciples how important deep and authentic faith is.  They would have known, and the hearers of Luke’s gospel would have know that lepers were outcasts from society.  Just about any prolonged skin ailment would have rendered these men them ritually unclean, and labeled as “lepers.”  It was also common thinking that folks believed that “leprosy” was infectious by touch, and thought they were possessed by evil spirits.

All ten acknowledge Jesus as who he is, “Master,” and so, they do have faith.  They receive healing. The reason that Jesus sent them to the priests was so they could be restored to ritual purity, and restored to society.  The priests would declare that they were now “clean” and free of the disease. 

While all ten acknowledge Jesus as God, only one, a “Samaritan” a “foreigner” gives thanks to him.  In some wonderful and strange way, the “Samaritan” has an attitude of gratitude that is deeper and richer than the other nine.  He worships God differently.

So, the one who turns back does not turn back to be healed, but rather, that he realized that he is healed – and wants to offer gratitude.  His awareness, and the growing gratitude in him are, presumably, what bring him to turn, to turn all the way around, 180 degrees, to offer thanks, eucharisto, praise, worship.

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Word cloud of tomorrow's sermon - Luke 17

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Cultivate gratefulness ~ "A good day" with David Steindl Rast

I am still working towards Sunday's sermon on cultivating an "Attitude of Gratitude."  Here is a beautiful video on gratitude and gratefulness.

~Peter

A great night of soccer at Klockner as UVA Women's Soccer defeats Notre Dame in Double Overtime!

Awesome night of soccer at Klockner!

Great article on "Streaking the lawn"

Top-Ranked Hoos Win Waterlogged Thriller Over Irish

By Tim Mulholland  @Tim_STL on Oct 10 2013, 11:23p +

Patrick Smith

Before a record crowd at Klockner Stadium the #1 Virginia women's soccer team kept their record unblemished, dropping the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame 3-2 in double overtime.

The Virginia women's soccer team put its #1 ranking and undefeated, untied record to the test on Thursday night against their stiffest competition of the year: #9 Notre Dame. The game lived up to the hype and so did the 'Hoos, as the Cavaliers came away with a 3-2 win in double overtime at a rain-soaked Klockner Stadium.

A Klockner Stadium women's soccer record crowd of 2838 fans got to watch a treat of a game, even if they did it from the cover of numerous umbrellas scattered throughout the bleachers. It was the second time in three games that a new attendance record was set for a women's game.

Junior Morgan Brian's golden goal header in the 101st minute - the first minute of the second overtime - sent the record crowd into a frenzy. Of course, it also sent the Notre Dame coaches and players into a frenzy as they attempted to contest the goal. An Irish defender had kicked the ball out of the goal, but the assistant referee (or whatever they call the guy with the flag on the sideline) emphatically raised his flag saying the ball had crossed the line before getting kicked out.