Mark 9:38-50<\/p>\n
Consider how we may approach the violent language of Jesus, such as. \u201c If your hand causes you to sin cut it off, …..\u00a0 and of your foot causes you to sin, cut it off ……..And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out…… Theses words of Jesus alert us that we need to take the image of God seriously but not literally. Genesis 1:27 states that humankind was created as God\u2019s reflection: in the divine image of God, people were created. We humans are all the bearers of the divine image. If we don\u2019t respect or protect God\u2019s image in ourselves and our neighbours, something goes badly wrong.<\/p>\n
What is hell and where is hell? Hell is a strong symbol of separation from God. There are places where the divine image\u00a0 in every human being is damaged. This is against God and God\u2019s will. The place where things are against God\u2019s initial aim is called hell. It is a place that we designed to strip off the divine image from every single person. For\u00a0 example, the residential institutions formerly known as Indian residential schools and concentration camps were hells on earth. If our ignorance, failures, and mistakes and our narrow understanding of the gospel cause others to stumble, something serious, something seriously bad happens. We must be alert. We should not ignore the warning of Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0 (uses with permission The Gathering\u00a0 Pentecost 2, 2024.<\/p>\n
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Annoucements:<\/strong><\/p>\n Scriptures for October 6.\u00a0 World Communion Sunday, We will have a Communion service, all are welcome to join us in our faith journey.<\/p>\n Job 1:1; 2:1-10\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Job\u2019s first affliction: faith intact Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Thrift Shop is open Thurs. October 3 to Mon, October 7, It will not be open Sunday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mark 9:38-50 Consider how we may approach the violent language of Jesus, such as. \u201c If your hand causes you to sin cut it off, …..\u00a0 and of your foot causes you to sin, cut it off ……..And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out…… Theses words of Jesus alert us that …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":4914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 16:58:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69515,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69514\/revisions\/69515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPsalm 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prove me, try me, test my heart
\nHebrews 1:1-4;2:5-12\u00a0\u00a0 God gave the world to humans, not angels
\nMark 10: 2-16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Question of divorce; Jesus blesses children.<\/p>\n
\nNo Prayer Shawl meeting this Saturday, October 5.
\nOct. 4 \u2013 Sisters in Spirit Vigil ( to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people.)
\nOct. 7 \u2013 World Habitat Day
\nOct. 10 \u2013 World Mental Health Day
\nOct.\u00a0 11 \u2013 International Day of the Girl Child
\nOct. 11-12 \u2013 Yom Kippur<\/p>\n