Journey photos by Ellen Atwood

Riches

This Sunday in Journey we consider what it means to be rich. What is true wealth? We will also talk about what responsibility we have, as Christians, to the poor and outcast. (And what about Hades??)

Rich Man and Lazarus (watercolor, ink and goache, by Ian Pollack)

Luke 16: 19-31
Jesus' Parable of
Lazarus and the Rich Man

‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.* The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. He called out, “Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.” But Abraham said, “Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony. Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.” He said, “Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house— for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.” Abraham replied, “They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.” He said, “No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.” He said to him, “If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.” ’

Journey Art by Adam Gueldner

John 21: 4-8

Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ He said to them, ‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish.

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The Risen Lord by He Qi

Welcome to Journey, the official website for members of the youth group at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Edwardsville, Illinois. We will use this site to post information about upcoming Journey meetings and events, and also to post photos and artwork during the year. Remember, Journey meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month during the school year. We meet from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the undercroft of the church (our hangout). We have lots of pizza, fun, and hopefully, talk about things that are important to you along the way. Thanks for stopping by!

Journey Images

First Meeting - "Lost and Found"

As a child I remember losing…

These days I frequently lose…


The biggest loss I ever had is…


The worst
thing I could
lose is…


When I find
what I have lost
I feel…

We all know what it is like to lose something, or someone, or to feel lost ourselves. Imagine, if you can, how God feels when He "loses" us? Or, when we lose God. Over the years, we may wander far from God. We may not even think much about Him. And yet...

A famous Swiss psychologist, Carl Jung, had this sign on the doorway to his house:

"Bidden or not bidden, God is here."

No matter how frantically we search for answers, or love, or peace, or thrills, God holds us fast. In God's eyes, we are always found. Remember the words of the famous hymn we listened to tonight by Will L. Thompson: "Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling. Calling for you and for me."

Today's Journey Scripture
Luke 15: 1-10

1 Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.’
3 So he told them this parable:
4 ‘Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices.
6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.”
7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
8 ‘Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.”
10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.’