After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up, left everything, and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others reclining at the table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, saying, “...

A woman suffering for years touches Jesus’ cloak and is healed after being noticed and affirmed by him. Jesus notices the one everyone else has learned to ignore, restoring not only health but dignity and belonging. Who among us has become invisible, and what does it mean to truly see them?...

People bring children to Jesus, and he welcomes, blesses, and centers them in God’s kingdom. Jesus centers those the world overlooks and reminds the church that children matter now, not later. What kind of church do we become when children are treated as full participants in the life of faith?...

Leader: Tell us the stories of Jesus. We sing them in our hymns, pass them from generation to generation, and find our own lives within them. People: Today we gather to hear once again the old old stories Leader Let us sing out loud and recall these stories of Jesus and his love. All: This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it ...

When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door, and he was speaking the word to them. Then some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and ...