A year of mercy in hindsight

Here is a quick index with links to the weekly 'Sunday Blog' in the course of 2016 (starting in Advent of November 2015). Most entries are based on the gospel of Luke (Year C).
A happy new year to one and all - health, peace and contentment in 2017.

Advent 1	Luke 21:25-36	http://bit.ly/1Xpl2mx	Are we ready?
Advent 2	Luke 3:1-6	http://bit.ly/1QfztZV	Preparing a way in the wilderness
Advent 3	Luke 3:10-8	http://bit.ly/1RFqIJR	Living simply so that others may simply live
Advent 4	Luke 1:39-44	http://bit.ly/1k3wOpC	Mothers and Babies
Christmas Day	Luke 2:1-20	http://bit.ly/1Iodyz4	Surprised by mega-joy
Christmas +1	Luke 2:41-52	http://bit.ly/1JsN7mz	Dealing with incomprehension
Christmas+2	John 1:1-18	http://bit.ly/1P0zPjb	A fresh start
Epiphany	Matthew 2:1-12	http://bit.ly/1VxvusJ	Staying focussed
Baptism of Jesus	Luke 3:15-22	http://bit.ly/1ONyTED	We do not presume
Epiphany+2	John 2:1-11	http://bit.ly/1PsitvL	Life is too short to drink bad wine
Epiphany+3	Luke 4:14-30	http://bit.ly/1RAsEEw	Proclaiming our values
Epiphany+3	Luke 4:21-30	http://bit.ly/20sYZ1N	And He walked away
Presentation	Luke 2:22-40	http://bit.ly/1Pp627W	At the right time and in the right way
Lent-1	Luke 5:1-11	http://bit.ly/1X2F0EZ	Called out into deep waters
Lent+1	Luke 4:1-13	http://bit.ly/1nZbDXW	Love will win out in a time of testing
Lent+2	Luke 9:28-36	http://bit.ly/1mGXlu4	One of those moments
Lent+3	Luke 13:1-9	http://bit.ly/1oAyqK6	But why?
Lent+4	Luke 15:11-32	http://bit.ly/1TpeAPw	Without shame
Lent+5	John 8:1-11	http://bit.ly/1U1eDk7	Love sets you free
Palm Sunday	Luke 22:14-23:56	http://bit.ly/257em3a	The Fifteenth Station
Easter Sunday	Luke 24:1-12	http://bit.ly/1RkmB5V	Looking for signs of life
Easter+2	John 20:19-31	http://bit.ly/1ZT713g	Thinking and believing
Easter+3	John 21:1-19	http://bit.ly/1SlWKqo	Casting your nets
Easter+4	John 10:22-30	http://bit.ly/1MyBbXD	Following Jesus' call
Easter+5	John 13:31-35	http://bit.ly/1r6GfsC	The litmus test
Easter+6	John 14:23-29	http://bit.ly/23espA9	Be not aflaid
Ascension Thurs	Luke 24:46-53	http://bit.ly/24yrc9j	Ready for the next step
Easter+7	John 17:20-26	http://bit.ly/1QUKYSS	Unity - the goal and the way
Pentecost	John 20:20-23	http://bit.ly/1TcyFXT	I believe in the holy spirit
Trinity	John 16:12-15	http://bit.ly/257wwRx	Take your time
Trinity+1	Luke 7:1-10	http://bit.ly/1WRvzeq	We do not presume
Trinity+2	Luke 7:11-17	http://bit.ly/1U4tppO	Compassion in this broken, crazy world
Trinity+3	Luke 7:36-50	http://bit.ly/24GDDy0	A touching story
Trinity+4	Luke 8:26-39	http://bit.ly/1SaEf7T	Sent back home
Trinity+5	Luke 9:51-62	http://bit.ly/28U1BV4	This road before us
Trinity+6	Luke 10:1-20	http://bit.ly/297grYY	Keep calm and carry on
Trinity+7	Luke 10:25-37	http://bit.ly/29AXCy6	No half measures
Trinity+8	Luke 10:38-42	http://bit.ly/2abNfgx	Two sides of the one coin – the sacrament of the Present Moment
Trinity+9	Luke 11:1-13	http://bit.ly/2a38lju	Risk it; Dare you
Trinity+10	Luke 12:13-21	http://bit.ly/2a3lDK7	A heart for social transformation
Trinity+11	Luke 12:32-48	http://bit.ly/2aNKFRT	What you least expect
Trinity+12	Luke 12:49-53	http://bit.ly/2aK9P0y	Why our churches are often empty?
Trinity+13	Luke 13:10-17	http://bit.ly/2blfi1o	Seen, called and heard
Trinity+14	Luke 14:1-14	http://bit.ly/2btNTc2	Servants of all
Trinity+15	Luke 14:25-33	http://bit.ly/2boyqtf	The joyful but heavy cost of discipleship
Trinity+16	Luke 15:1-32	http://bit.ly/2bRDczW	God has only one name and it is mercy
Trinity+17	Luke 16:1-13	http://bit.ly/2cL7Xoe	Getting our priorities right
Trinity+18	Luke 16:19-31	http://bit.ly/2d6lWFm	Comfortor of the afflicted and afflciter of the comfortable
Trinity+19	Luke 17:5-10	http://bit.ly/2dpFVz7	Trust in the midst of darkness
Trinity+20	Luke 17:11-19	http://bit.ly/2dQgibr	Grace without boundaries or preconditions
Trinity+21	Luke 18:1-8	http://bit.ly/2e4NNpc	We need go no further than our very own hearts
Advent-5	Luke 18:9-14	http://bit.ly/2dlzJf3	Just who do we think we are?
Advent-4	Luke 19:1-10	http://bit.ly/2fdcRiz	Coming down from our perches
Advent-3	Luke 20:27-38	http://bit.ly/2fC3Nng	A way of living and believing
Advent-2	Luke 21:5-19	http://bit.ly/2eJUAYE	A time of testing and waiting
Christ King	Luke 23:35-43	http://bit.ly/2fDltMh	A royal republicanism
Advent+1	Matthew 24:37-44	http://bit.ly/2gGy2pV	Mindful and ready
Advent+2	Matthew 3:1-12	http://bit.ly/2gGy2pV	Mindful and ready to change
Advent+3	Matthew 11:2-11	http://bit.ly/2gKUuBy	Mindful and ready to witness
Advent+4	Matthew 1:18-25	http://bit.ly/2hKV8MA	Mindful and ready to receive
Christmas Day	John 1:1-18	http://bit.ly/2hotvt2	He pitched his tent among us
Christmas+1	Matthew 2:13-23	http://bit.ly/2iAk65M	Unusual families