Violets Bob Stillerman Proper 11, Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, 7/19/2020 Matthew 13:24-43 Violets Matthew 13.24-43 7-19-2020 Clarence Jordan once wrote, “God is not a celestial prison warden jangling the keys on a bunch of lifers. God is a shepherd searching for his sheep, a father searching for his child, an old woman searching for her coin.” I have always loved this quote, because, for me, it sharpens the image of a benevolent God. Here is One who seeks, who pursues, who searches for Her beloved. And when God finds Her beloved, She......

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