[Propertalk] Fwd: [ENS] SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS - October 31, 2010 – Proper 26 - Year C

[Joe Parrish]

SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

October 31, 2010 – Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 26 - Year C

By Jason Sierra

(RCL) Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-8; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10

[Sermons That Work] Hookworm. Largely eradicated in the U.S. for
nearly a century, these tiny parasites are one of the leading causes
of maternal and child mortality in the tropics and subtropics.
Debilitating the immune system, they are a known cause of anemia, and
hookworm infections can make the body more susceptible to malaria and
HIV.

But in 2004, David Pritchard, a British immunologist, applied a
bandage to his arm covered in hookworm larva, intentionally infecting
himself. This wasn’t an act of self-destruction but was the beginning
of years of study into the possible benefits of the tiny parasites.

Full reflection:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_125066_ENG_HTM.htm

More Spiritual Reflections: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm

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