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Humble blessings
For the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (Proper 25): the Pharisee and the tax collector are praying at the Temple. One is so self-satisfied that he is blinded by his own glory; he outshines God. One is so self-abased … Continue reading
Of refrigerators, the Borg, and Jesus’ prayer for his disciples
A homily for Unity at the first Euclid Ecumenical Service at the Cathedral Worship Center of Euclid, Ohio We read from John 17. You know those public prayers where the person praying ostensibly addresses themselves to God, but in reality … Continue reading
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Tagged ecumenical, Euclid Ohio, Jesus, John 17, prayer, the Borg, unity
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Pray even for kings
A sermon for Year C Proper 20: Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 For Paul to write in his letter that we should pray for kings is akin almost to Jesus’ commandment that we pray for our enemies. When you consider … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, sermon
Tagged 1 Timothy 2:1-7, Elections, John Calvin, prayer, Year C Proper 20
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God bless you and keep you
There is a moment towards the end of the Holy Eucharist service in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer where The Bishop when present, or the Priest, may bless the people. For special services – the Thanksgiving for a Child, … Continue reading
Posted in blessings, lectionary reflection
Tagged book of common prayer, lectionary, liturgy, prayer
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Ascension (inversion)
Precipitous falling land & water at the shore where dust turns to clay, matter moulded to our humanity. A low fog confuses earth with its firmament; the mud holds its breath until the star breaks, rising in the east.
Posted in holy days, poetry
Tagged Ascension, fog, Genesis 2:7, Incarnation, mist, prayer, star of bethlehem, weather
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Advent in the meantime
Light and dark his skin and mine. “Who has the time?” he asked. I had said, “I am a process person.” He said it quietly, but I heard the harmonic ringing out: “Time is a privilege.” The time between “thy … Continue reading
Louisville Seminary
sun striking chapel bells call to morning prayer unanswerable
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Tagged Daily Office, haiku, Louisville Seminary, prayer, sunrise
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Year B Proper 25: What do you want?
“What do you want me to do for you?” When I heard Jesus asking this of Bartimaeus, I was struck by the coincidence that two Sundays in a row we have heard basically the same question. “What is it that … Continue reading
Mind the gap
Holy One, your creativity is infinite; our ability to respond to your expansive imagination is not. I do not think that you forget our frailty. Perhaps we forget that you have made us a little lower than the angels; another … Continue reading
St Michael and All Angels
They were not created on the first day. They are not light, nor dark; they live in bright shadows in between. They do not rise nor set; they were not created on the fourth day. They are not reputed to … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, creation, Genesis 1, God, Michaelmas, poetry, prayer, time
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