14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 9), Year C

​The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!”.
~Luke 10:17
 
These seventy nameless followers are sent out with nothing. No shoes. No backpack. No weapons. No money. No backup plan.  Well, almost nothing! They do carry in their empty hands the authority that love, good will, and self-giving provides for them—and the benefit of clear boundaries. And they do things that astonish even themselves: healings of all sorts, the building of new friends, relationships, and partnerships. A good society. Here is a rare occasion with Jesus’ disciples actually find some success!
 
The powerful, suffering chieftain Naaman goes looking for healing with guns blazing, with all the firepower of someone who is used to means and the use of them for his own purposes. It takes the humble insights of servants, children, and wise counsel for Naaman to be healed—of his sickness, and of being a big deal.
 
What does it take for us to receive the blessings of Spirit? What does it take for us to lead?
 
Enter into worship.
 
Readings: 2 Kings 5:1–14 and Psalm 30 † Isaiah 66:10-14 and Psalm 66:1-9 † Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16 † Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
 
About the Art: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890. Harvest in Provence, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55315 [retrieved June 23, 2025]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernte_in_der_Prov%C3%A9nce.jpeg.

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