Saturday, 10 14/17
A man in the crowd around
Jesus called out, "Blessed is the
womb that bore you and the breasts that nourished you."
Oddly, Jesus brushed aside
his own high regard fpr Mary. He said, "Rather,
blessed are those who know the will of God and practice it."
Jesus could have been making
the point that any fine heritage you might have will amount to nothing if you
do not now strive to please God now.
My father had a story that might have fit in with what Jesus said. Ninety-five years ago they were putting
up a new church for our Epiphany Parish in St. Louis, and my Dad and John Kulker, a detective, were
going from door to door, asking for donations.
They were stuck at the house
of an old man who, while giving them nothing, kept them for an hour as he bragged
about what he had done for the church in the old days,
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