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Mark 10:17-31

Proper 23B

Comments and Observations: Don’t forget, bracket out, or lose sight of verses 10-13!!  This Lectionary text may include only Mark 10:17-31 but trust me: the four verses prior are the kicker. Here’s why: Picture the scene:  Jesus has just lifted his hands off the heads of the little children he had been blessing.  His words…

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Mark 10:2-16

Proper 22B

Comments and Observations: “Is it OK to smoke while you are praying?” a man once asked a wise old abbot.  “Oh no,” the abbot replied.  “Prayer must be the whole focus of one’s mind.”  Later another person came up to the abbot and asked “Can a person pray while smoking?” to which the abbot immediately…

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