Tag: Jesus at Age 12

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  Blessing Of The Backpacks: A Prayer For The Start Of School

  August 14, 2019

  Liturgies and prayer often mark moments of transition. Baptism, marriage, confirmation, and reconciliation are examples of that. What about beginning the new school year? It also is a time of transition. The new year represents growth and change; moving to a new classroom, school, or town; more responsibility and maturity. Below is one possibility for Read more
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  Growing Up

  March 20, 2017

  Luke 2:49. “[Jesus] said to them, ‘Why are you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’” Growing up isn’t limited to children or a particular age group. Regardless of age, we are all in the process of growing up, and that is hard work. Ultimately, growing up Read more
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  No Longer a Manger Baby: Letting Jesus Grow Up – A Sermon on Luke 2:41-52

  January 5, 2015

  “Child, why have you treated us like this?” Sound familiar? Do you know those words? Do they take you back to another time, another place? Think back to your childhood. Do you remember hearing those words or words like them? Think about your own children and your parenting of them. Did you ever say anything Read more
• Growing Up And Moving Home – A Sermon On Luke 2:41-52

  January 3, 2011

  The lectionary offers three options for the Second Sunday After Christmas. My parish will be celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. We used the Matthew option last year. So this year I choose Luke 2:41-52 as our gospel text. Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Read more