Rev. Zach

Readings:  Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 Worship with us! youtube.com/c/fpclafatte It seems that we have become a nation of those who Zoom and those who do not. Obviously, there are other options, but the point is that while we are connecting in new and different ways there are also members of our society who feel more and more isolated as our time of separation goes on. Times like these make people say things like, “Imagine the look on the faces of our founding fathers and mothers if they could see us now”. Of course, the “founding mothers” are rarely mentioned, but I would wager they had more to do with things than any of us can imagine. Statements such as these about our past and present do more to divide than they do to unite, but they are, unfortunately, true to some extent. Long before all of this COVID 19 mess, we had already begun a slow, steady march toward greater division in our society and our world. I remember the first time it was made clear to me as I ma...

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 1 Peter 1:17-23 John 10:1-10 In our gospel reading Jesus repeatedly tells the Pharisees that he is "the gate". For some reason I cannot shake the image of Jesus saying "I am the gate," and sounding to them as though he might be Groot, from The Guardians of the Galaxy . Hear me out on this.  All Groot really says in the film is his name, “I am Groot.” Strangely enough, the only one who understands him is a genetically altered raccoon with a terrible disposition (arguably the least empathetic of the bunch). In the end [spoiler alert], Groot saves the lives of his friends at the cost of his own life. The good news is that he is basically a walking tree, and he is able to be re-grown in another form. Hearing it that way (and from the pulpit) Groot may sound a little Jesus-like than previously imagined. You could certainly view the character as a Christ like figure if that was all you knew about him. The real reason I am making the comparison bet...