2002 August 28 The 21 Sunday in Ordinary Time at St Mark Church in Norman, OK
The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time at St Mark the Evangelist Church in Norman, OK
August 25, 2002
Isaiah 22:19-23 + Romans 11:33-36 + Matthew 16:13-20
We stand in the face of raw power today. It is a power greater than any known source of energy. Greater than the universe and its boiling stars, greater than the fusion of atoms, greater than the wind and the sea and all that is in them. It is the source of the greatest cures and miracles and healings. It is the power exercised by Christ Jesus, rooted in the faith, and given to those who will call it by name and embrace its potential.
It is the greatest of the miracles. It is greater than anything we’ve heard so far in Matthew’s Gospel. … more »