Planting Seeds [Proper 6B]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Mark 4:26-34 Planting Seeds Once upon a time there stood two majestic trees in front of my West Toledo house – at least that is what I am told. They have been gone for eight long years – two years before my wife and I purchased our home. They once lived in that grassy strip of land between the sidewalk and the curb, which according to the internets has dozens of regional names, everything from tree lawn, verge, berm to Devil's Strip, but apparently no official name. At the closing, we met the previous owners of our home, Mr. and Mrs. Flis. In between signing papers and writing checks and receiving keys, we had the opportunity to talk with the Flises. They told us about their home of 52 years, and how they raised five children in that home, and how those children walked to church and school at St. Pius – just a few blocks away. Decades of memories and love were attached to the home; the walls were s...