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“Thou Preparest A Table Before Me In The Presence of Mine Enemies”

August 21, 2016 By Scott Neely 4 Comments

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“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” (Psalm 23:5)

What does it mean for God to ask us to eat in the presence of the very people who oppose us? II Kings 6:8-23 offers us a strange story of war averted, thanks to a meal no one wanted to share. This text illuminates Psalm 23 and the parables of the banquet of the kingdom of God so often told by Jesus.

A sermon on II Kings 6:8-23 and Psalm 23, given at Landrum Presbyterian Church on August 21, 2016, with special gratitude to Speaking Down Barriers, the pilot Upstate clergy cohort, and Gender Benders and Upstate Pride for the vigil in Falls Park they led.

A sermon on conflict, on disagreements, on the decision to live across our differences. The sermon may be heard here.

For us. For peace.

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Comments

  1. Wendy Case says

    August 25, 2016 at 12:30 am

    This was beautiful!

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  2. Joan barker says

    August 25, 2016 at 8:48 pm

    Scott you have such a gift. Enjoyed this so much.

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  3. Cindy Tobias says

    August 26, 2016 at 1:38 am

    Scott, I was blessed by your sermon. May God continue to use you and speak to us through your marvelous voice of reason and love.

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  4. Thomas R McDaniel says

    September 12, 2016 at 10:57 am

    Wonderful message, Scott; Nan and I will send this sermon out to our two Study Groups as we continue our discussions on peacemaking and hospitality and then extend these Christian themes as we consider the work and writing of Martin Luther King.

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