Who’s In and Who’s Out and How Does That Look As We Love God and Neighbor?

As I sat in church today and listened as my husband preached on the Luke lectionary passage in light of the Psalm 111 (also from the lectionary) I heard things afresh.  I suppose that may be one of the best compliments I can give a preacher, that what he/she said helped me to “hear” something in a new, and perhaps challenging way.  That is exactly what happened today.

Michael began his sermon with the Psalm 111, a psalm of thanksgiving which led me to consider the infinite things that I have to be thankful for.  This of course, made me think of those who are not as fortunate, those who were cold last night, or hungry, or mourning, or sleepless, or…  I think the one question I want to ask God when I get to heaven is why do some have so much when others have…