Who’s Watching Who?

Aug 31, 2025  •  The Rev. Charlie Holt

A congregation once complained that newcomers in its English as a second language program were using up all the toilet paper. That story from St. John the Divine, which ended in welcome and several adult baptisms, anchors this reading of Luke 14. Jesus heals on the Sabbath, exposes self-serving hospitality, and asks us to see others through His eyes, choosing compassion over status and service over self-interest.