"Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us!" God provides. When have you been fed and comforted by God?

Shame and embarrassment go hand in hand with sin, so expect everyone celebrating Eucharist with you today to feel at some deep spiritual level undeserving of God's love.

Most of us suffer a benign tunnel vision when it comes to our priorities: my family, my town, my nation, my religion, my dog. We’re half-convinced the gospel somewhere says: “Charity begins at home.”

"I CAN'T GET enough people to become lectors and eucharistic ministers," a director of religious ed and ministry recently lamented. "I put notices in the bulletin; the pastor invites people from the pulpit; I ask people directly; and the answer is always the same: 'Gee, I'd love to but I'm just too busy.'"

Kelly, a teenage girl on vacation with her parents, was having a horrible time. And her face and her posture let everyone know it.

A number of years ago, my cousin got married on an early Sunday afternoon. Both families had planned on an elegant wedding reception and dinner at a very fancy restaurant. The ceremony went quickly, and no one was delayed as they drove to the restaurant.

Back in the early 1970s Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" was popular on the Top 40 stations. The song hit a nerve with a lot of people when it described a father who was too busy with his career to enjoy and participate in his son's growing up.

The Lord provides a feast for all peoples. We ask that nothing may separate us from the table of God's salvation.

On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples. The writer of Isaiah describes the "day"on which salvation will be fulfilled.

How can we profess faith in God's Word, and then refuse to let it inspire and direct our thinking, our activity, our decisions, and our responsibilities toward one another? Faith is always demanding, because faith leads us beyond ourselves.