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Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 6, 202
He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her….” Now people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me…for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. …”
One-Minute-Homily
> Many of us know from personal experience the pain, heartache and suffering which divorce inflicts on the couple, the children and, as we are beginning to realize, on society itself. At the same time, we probably also know the relief and peace which divorce brings to some couples and families.
> In this week’s Gospel, Jesus again expresses his special concern for “the little ones” -- not just children, but adults as well – for anyone who is devalued, abandoned, or rejected by society, including spouses and children who are abandoned in a divorce.
> The challenge for us as followers of Jesus is to examine who the individuals or classes of people are whom we “divorce”? How do we cooperate with the ways in which society devalues, alienates and abandons certain people because they are different, make us uncomfortable, or make demands on our time and resources?
> At Eucharist, the Opening Prayer (traditionally called the “Collect”) reminds us that we are all members of one family, responsible to and for one another.
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