Extravagant Love (Advent, 2008)

Table of Contents:

The Extravagance of Love: A Poem – page 3
Extravagant Love: A Nested Meditation – page 4
Art, Scripture & Meditation for the First Sunday in Advent – page 5
The Light of the World is Jesus: A Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent – page 6
Second Thoughts & Miracles: A Meditation – page 9
Art, Scripture & Meditation for the Second Sunday in Advent – page 10
The Manger’s Reach: A Poem – page 11
Quotes, Poems & Pithy Sayings – page 12
Womb of All Creation Flowing: A Hymn – page 12
Art, Scripture & Meditation for the Third Sunday in Advent – page 13
Litany for the Third Sunday in Advent – page 14
Song for Bethlehem: A Meditation – page 14
I Am Worth: A Poem – page 15
Art, Scripture & Medit ation for the Fourth Sunday in Advent – page 16
The Gift of Joy: A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent – page 17
The Supreme Mystery: A Poem – page 19
Rumors of Glory: A Meditation for Christmas Eve – page 20
Art, Scritpure & Meditation for Christmas Day – page 21
The Word for Christmas is Passion: A Sermon for Christmas Day – page 22
Benediction – page 24

Hunger and the Bible

Jeremiah 22:13-16

“Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who makes his neighbors work for nothing, and does not give them their wages; who says, ‘I will build myself a spacious house with large upper rooms,’ and who cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion. Are you a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him. He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me?” says the Lord.