Love Lingers
by Rev. Sarah Buteux Lent 5, Year C, April 3, 2022 Deuteronomy 15:7-11 John 12:1-8 To watch this morning's service click here. The sermon begins at the 28 minute mark. I don’t think it was a full year’s wages that went into that one night, 31 years ago, but it was a lot. On December 18, in the year of our Lord, 1990, my best friend Melissa turned 16. Her older brother Kenneth, who was a highly successful waiter at …(wait for it)… our local Friendly’s, had been saving up for year’s to make her birthday the most spectacular celebration we could imagine. He told us to pack an overnight bag with nice clothes and be ready for pick up at 1:00 in the afternoon. At 1:00, on the dot, a limo pulled [...]