Is. 55:1-9; Ps.63:1-8; 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9
Commemoration: John and Charles Wesley
Community Meal at Noon
Luke 13:6 “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard,
and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.”
Here is one of those dilemmas in the
life of faith. It is very clear: God has planted us as trees beside water, and
God expects us to bear fruit. God has planted in us a seed of compassion, a
seed of wisdom, a seed of justice, a seed of truth. God has planted in us the
seed of God-ly-ness, and God does expect us to bear fruit: compassion, wisdom,
justice, truth. Yes, we are redeemed. Yes, we are healed, Yes, we are loved.
These are all God’s gift to us. We don’t pay for or earn these gifts. But God
does still expect us to bear fruit. God-ly fruit.
O God, fountain of life, you have planted us as trees
beside water, and you tend and love us. May our lives bear fruit for the coming
of your reign. Amen
- Write a card to someone in
the parish who cannot attend worship.
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