Endings and beginnings are often intertwined and difficult to separate. Christmas is one of those things that ends and begins all at the same time. For the secular world, Christmas is over and stores are moving on to Valentine’s Day items in between the markdowns and returns. For the Church Christmas ought to be on-going, … Read More
The fourth Sunday of Advent is the perfect time for the story of Gabriel and Mary because it’s all about love–God’s great love for humanity and Mary’s willingness to bring that love into the world. This passage overflows with all the improbable possibilities God imagines for the whole of humanity. I have this vivid image in my … Read More
Advent preparation has taken on a whole new meaning for me this year as I get ready to move 1400 miles away from the state that has been home for the last six years. On a daily basis I’m asking myself what I really need or want to pack. It’s this question of what is … Read More
Console my people, give them comfort, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem’s heart, and tell it that its time of service has ended, that its iniquity is atoned for, that it has received from the YHWH’s hand double for punishment for all its sins. Where is this consolation and comfort for God’s people? Where … Read More
Advent is all about waiting. As the world grows dark here in the Northeast, we prepare for the Light. One small flame in a circle of darkness reminds us that there is a Light that always shines no matter what happens in our lives, in our homes, in our cities, in our country, or in … Read More
As the liturgical year nears its end, the Gospel reading rightfully raises the question of what we do with our gifts. It would be easy enough to ask this question individually. We know if we are giving back based on what we have been given or if we have have left our gifts hidden and … Read More
It’s election season again and it’s risky to turn on the TV or radio. Social media isn’t much better. This year seems to have brought with it a whole new crop of negative ads. They are vile and make me not want to vote at all. Why is it that candidates seem to create only … Read More
RCL – Year A – Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Reformation Sunday – October 26, 2014 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 with Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 with Psalm 1 and 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46
YHWH The God who just is. If it were only that simple . . . Once upon a time, it was. Time and tradition have convoluted the simplicity of a straight forward revelation. Over the generations vowels have been lost leaving us to guess at the pronunciation not to mention the nature of the One … Read More
Something odd happened this morning. Odd in a good way. I had prepared a group activity for my usual Wednesday morning group called, “Building Hope.” It turned into more than a simple activity for my patients. It actually went far deeper than I would have ever guessed. The exercise is a simple activity in which … Read More
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