Sisters, today, let us begin again. Today's gospel reading is from Matthew and is a favorite I think. "Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Jesus points here to the way that his Father loves all of his children. And not only loves us, but loves us so particularly that he can account for each hair on our heads. That almost sounds like teenage idol worship. Or a parent infatuated with her child. Like most children whose parents are that enthralled with them, we might be uncomfortable with that much "being known". Particularly if it exhibits itself in a way that makes us feel like we're under the microscope. Try to imagine a loving parent who cherishes us that much and who allows us the freedom to be children of God. Try to imagine being that child who values that freedom enough to BE a child of God. What freedom we are invited to! BTW: we're witnessing the blossoming of a fly colony. We must have had 25 flies in our house last night and looking out my living room window, I see more flies landing on the neighbor's fence. Could it be that Robbie's composting experiment has resulted in a fly planet in our back yard? or ? They're just being flies. Today we're hiking on Mt. Tamalpais .. doing what people do.
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