Sunday Reflection

This portion of Luke’s Gospel gives us Images of God - as shepherd and woman - and of God’s ridiculous pursuit! Ridiculous – because it makes no sense ... For the Shepherd – it would have been foolish to leave the 99 and search after the 1 missing... And the image of God as a Woman – sweeping for the coin and then throw a party – it make no sense! until we learn that perhaps it was a coin from her betrothal hedress.

Yet the God Jesus comes to reveal, is not an efficient – corporate – SWOT Analysis God (Strengths / Weaknesses - Opportunities / Threats).  Jesus reveals a God who pursues us, has pursued each of us - for we are each and together precious in the sight of God. Each of us is worthy of nonsensical pursuit!

EVERY CHILD 

HAS KNOWN GOD
NOT THE GOD OF NAMES
NOT THE GOD OF DON'TS
NOT THE GOD WHO
EVER DOES ANYTHING WEIRD

BUT THE GOD WHO KNOWS
ONLY FOUR WORDS,
AND KEEPS REPEATING THEM, SAYING:
"COME, DANCE WITH ME"
In Baptism - in This Eucharist God, 

who delights to be in our presence, is saying:
COME      DANCE       WITH       ME!