An Uncomfortable Meal
A sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C John 12:1-8 The table was set for Thanksgiving dinner. Family and invited guests began happily to devour the feast before us. In due course, the small talk started. “Have you seen it yet?” Jane, a seminary classmate of mine asked me. I knew what she meant but I played a little dumb. “You know,” she continued, “the latest Harry Potter movie?” “Yeah, I saw it,” I said, hoping she might drop the subject. “Well, what did you think?” she asked with interest. At this point, even in seminary, I had … Continue reading An Uncomfortable Meal