21 Aug If Not Now, When?
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Sunday, August 21, 2022
Rev. Molly Vetter
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When Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath, it deepens tensions with leaders in his religious community who seem to be increasingly uncomfortable with his presence, power, and urgency. If she could be set free today, why would there be any reason to wait? Reading this text two millennia later, it invites us to ask about what we could do to offer freedom and release to others, and why we’re waiting to do so. If we could be freed from things, that keep us from living toward the fullness of life God desires for all creation, could today be the time?