Proper 7 (A) + Equal in Christ + 6.25.17
(http://howard-carter.blogspot.com/2015/02/ for-those-of-you-in-cheap-seats-id-like.html) M. Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard (Genesis 21:8–21; Ps. 86:1–10, 16–17; Romans 6:1b–11; Matthew 10:24–39) “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows (Matthew 10:29-31).” Preparing around this passage this week, I learned about Kenneth Feinberg, a lawyer who was chair of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, which distributed funds to the family of each of those killed in the 2001 attacks on that day. He began with a formula typically used to calculate the value of peoples’ lifetime income, he then used his discretion to distribute as little as $250,000 dollars for lower level workers and as much as $7.1 million for CEOs and other executives. [1] What is not mentioned in this story is how this play...