[Propertalk] Sermon - August 1, 2010 - Tenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 13 - Year C

[Joe Parrish]

SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

August 1, 2010 - Tenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 13 - Year C

By the Rev. Canon Frank Logue

(RCL) Hosea 11:1-11 and Psalm 107:1-9, 43 (Track 2: Ecclesiastes 1:2,
12-14, 2:18-23 and Psalm 49:1-11); Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21

[Sermons That Work] There is a popular saying for church signs, "Too
Blessed to Be Depressed." It's a nice idea, isn't it? Think about
being so blessed by God and knowing it, that you can't possibly be
depressed. That is a wonderful thought. Unfortunately, it's not
scriptural. Very seldom does theology do well condensed to
bumper-sticker length. And also unfortunately, the notion that when
blessed by God, we are beyond the reach of depression is just wrong.

In this morning's reading from Ecclesiastes, we encounter a writer
better described as blessed and depressed. Sitting right in the middle
of our Bibles is a cynic who is blessed and depressed, and he's not
afraid to say so. The Teacher writes that he was King of Israel in
Jerusalem and later goes on to tell of his accomplishments, saying, "I
made great works; I built houses and planted vineyards for myself; I
made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit
trees. I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing
trees."

Full reflection:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_123440_ENG_HTM.htm

More Spiritual Reflections: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm

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