11 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
You Are the Seventy: A Feast of St. Luke Homily
Jesus didn’t just send the Twelve — He sent seventy ordinary disciples. Fr. Dan’s Feast of St. Luke homily on Luke 10:1–7 shows that you are among the seventy, and your first mission field is your own home. One word of peace can change everything.
Be of Good Cheer: Forgiveness and the Paralytic
We ask God to fix what we can see — the diagnosis, the broken relationship, the bad situation. But Jesus goes deeper. Before He heals the body, He speaks to the soul: “Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.”
The Lord Sees You: Sermon on the Widow of Nain
Before you cry out to God, before you find the words to pray — the Lord already sees you. A Trinity 16 sermon on Luke 7:11-17: Christ’s compassion that enters our grief and moves toward restoration.