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For all the saints
Even your tears are formed from living water. Even your hunger is a sign of God’s blessing, a sign that you know, deep in your belly, that God has more for you, that God intends you for greater satisfaction. That is the faith of the apocalyptic visionaries: that already, God is making all things new, that death’s days are numbered. Continue reading
Posted in Holy Days, lectionary reflection, sermon
Tagged All Saints Year C, apocalypse, communion of saints, Daniel 7:1-18, Luke 6:20-31, Revelation
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This world
A word of scripture whispered in my ear and would not let me go. Continue reading
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Tagged All Saints, communion of saints, Episcopal Cafe, Sutherland Springs
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All Saints
The letter to the Ephesians makes a perfect sermon all by itself for All Saints and a day of baptism. I hardly feel as though I need say more. But there is more. Listen to the words that come just … Continue reading
Praying alone
The writing was on the wall outside: the service ended hours ago; the people gone to their Sunday dinners, families, fire sides. The church empty, gaping open, sat stone cold and silent as the grave, its pews petrified, unforgiving, its … Continue reading
Spiritual vs. religious?
During the past week, I have been following a back-and-forth on my facebook newsfeed and twitter timeline discussing the religious response to the “spiritual but not religious” label, and a thoughtful and thought-provoking invitation to engage with both labels and … Continue reading