Changed By God To Make A Difference For God

What are we to make of the sad story of John the Baptizer's beheading in our gospel lesson? Did the bad guys win once again? Where is the justice? Where was God in it all? John's faithfulness got him beheaded. What about us, especially those of us who want to follow Jesus faithfully? Is there any Good News to be had? There is more to the story than meets the eye. Just ask Paul in our epistle lesson! Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about it all and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are 2 Samuel 6.1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1.3-14; Mark 6.14-29.