"Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink?" . . . "Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me." -Matthew 25:37-40 MSG "Somebody run out and get the Lord a taco and a coke!" --Keith Green

After finding the tomb empty, Mary sees Jesus but thinks he's the gardener. What Jesus moments catch us by surprise? Perhaps a good enough faith is one that helps us keep our eyes open for resurrection moments that reassure us that God is still worthy of our amazement.

The more we are able to be real with each other, the more we can be really, really loved for who we truly are.

Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”    To a loved one who speaks the truth about death, we might object like Judas did. “Oh, don’t say that,” Perhaps we get uncomfortable because it reveals the fragility of life and the precious nature of the present moment.

In this Sunday's text, the Prodigal Son lives high on the hog and then famine strikes in the land of his dream vacation. And so he heads home, tail between his legs, expecting that he has lost it all. To his surprise, his extravagant failure is met with extravagant love and grace. —Dr. Marcia McFee