A Cup Of Cold Water - Ed Carrette's Homily for the Fifth Sunday After Pentecost - June 28, 2026

SummaryGrace Community Missioner Ed Carrette reflects on Matthew 10 and the powerful simplicity of discipleship, centered on Jesus' words: "Whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward." Ed reminds us that following Jesus doesn't always demand heroic sacrifice — it is often found in the thousand small gestures of love, hospitality, and presence we offer each day. These acts, however quiet or ordinary they may seem, carry cosmic significance in a world that desperately needs to know it is loved by God.A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew                                            Matthew 10:40-42Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple-- truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”