Proper 17 (A) + The Kingdom + 8.30.20
M. Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard (Exodus 3:1–15; Ps. 105:1–6, 23–26, 45b; St Matthew 16:21–28) “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” Oh, that Jesus could have been able to say those words to Jacob Blake. That he would not have been shot before he could see the kingdom here. What might the kingdom look like for him? Perhaps not a world in which his partner couldn’t call if she was nervous, but just a world in which the police grabbed his shirt to restrain him and not to shoot. But perhaps he can still see the Kingdom of Hope here on earth. There are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. Jesus fills us with hope here. Hope that something better is to come! And we are invited...