Serve and be fed . . .

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This week on the road, Jesus isn't too far from home, and so neither are we.  We're looking ahead to Luke 10:38-42.  Jesus is at Mary and Martha's house, where he feels quite at home.  There's a meal being prepared, and it seems Jesus is quite relaxed, talking with Mary.  So it made us think about (and broadcast from) our very own Muhlenberg Activities Center (the MAC), where each Wednesday night during the school year a devoted, faithful group prepare a meal for our community to enjoy.
There is something holy about a meal that sustains.  Around tables on Wednesday nights . . .
As we recorded the podcast, another meal was being set up, lunch for the daycare students . . .
We are blessed to offer other sustenance in this place too - in the form of People Helping People, and the Community Resource Center . . . 
Wednesday nights are a blessing to see families, college students, older adults, gather around dinner that has been so faithfully prepared - and then we move over to the chapel and gather around another meal - Holy Communion.  There is something holy about a meal, in serving and preparing it and receiving it as gift.  How have you experienced this?

So often we hear this text as a judgment on Martha, too busy with preparing the meal.  But Jesus points us to the real issue, "you are worried and distracted by many things."  How are distractions a struggle in your life?  Have you been able to set apart holy time for listening?  Have you experienced life without distractions?  How did it affect you?

On the Road Week 4

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The sign for Western State Hospital (above) - have you noticed
this faded sign on your way into Staunton?

This week, we're discussing Luke 8:26-39, the story of Jesus healing the man suffering from demons in the land of the Gerasenes.

Listen in as we discuss some powerful concepts Christ encounters on the road - isolation, recovery, and fear.  How have you encountered these on your road this week?

How have you encountered healing?

Have you ever had a transformative experience, and then found it hard to go home and talk about it?  Would you have rather simply stayed away, like this man Jesus heals who wants to follow him - but Jesus sends him home, to tell about what God has done.

The man Jesus encounters suffered and clearly was in mental distress.  We don't have to go far from this powerful story to find ways it might strike us in our real world - in our real lives...
Take the anonymous poll below:

I know someone who struggles with: (check all that apply)
	Depression
	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
	Addiction
	Any (other) Mental Illness
	None of the Above
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On the Road Week 2

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Where have you been on the road this week?  The scripture for this week is Luke 7:11-17 - click to read it in another window while you listen.


On the Road at Woodbine Cemetery

When you're on the road, every now and then you'll pass a long line of cars, lights on, led by a police officer.  It's clear from the hearse and maybe the placards on the cars that this a funeral procession.  What do you think when you see this?
This is the closest parallel to where today's scripture takes place. 
So leave us a comment, let us know what questions this text raises for you.

And - we're curious - right now, hearing this story, with whom do you most identify?  Take a moment and vote anonymously:

Who do you identify with in this text?
	the grieving widow
	the young man - you feel new life
	the disciples - that's just what Jesus does
	the widow - rejoicing that her son has been raised
	the crowd - amazed, seeing blessing in this
	the crowd - wondering why Jesus doesn't do this all the time
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Join us Sunday for worship as we continue this discussion in preaching and worship and see where God leads us, on the road!