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A prayer for the preacher when words fail
January 9, 2021 Beyond Jordan, the baptizer cried repentance, preaching to snakes, devouring locusts, razing the wilderness with his words, confronting kings and drowning sins. At his neck, the knowledge of his own humility, the prickling of glory about to … Continue reading
Posted in current events, poetry, prayer, sermon preparation
Tagged John the Baptist, preaching, the baptism of Jesus, Word of God
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A prayer for the anxious preacher
Faint stigmata of fingernails in palm-flesh, the careful unclenching of the jaw do not show, but You know, Anointed with anxiety in the Garden. If I lay end to end the moments I have spent, keys in hand, chanting, “okay, … Continue reading
Nevertheless, she preached
Seeing and hearing a woman preach, for the first time in my life, opened windows in my soul that I did not know had been barred shut. Continue reading
Posted in spiritual autobiography, story
Tagged gender equality, lay readers, ordination, preaching, women priests
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It’s not my place to say
Did I squirm? I’m sure I tried to pass it off as a settling of my old, white bones in an uncomfortable chair. Continue reading
My Jairus moment
The “problem” with finishing a sermon on Friday night is that it leaves far too much room for reflection, inspiration, and downright interference by the Holy Spirit. Here is the version of the sermon I preached Saturday night at St … Continue reading
Posted in sermon
Tagged Episcopal Church, jairus, Jesus, marriage equality, Michael Curry, preaching, sermon, South Carolina
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How it feels
When I imagine myself getting up to preach, I see an older middle-aged man of considerable girth sitting in my chair; wearing my robes, he grips either side with surprisingly small hands, and heaves. It takes a while and an … Continue reading
Anything but straightforward
“Those who will not work will not eat:” There are several nuances to the seemingly harsh sentence that we miss when we reduce it to a slogan. … … there is the description of work itself. We use the word work … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, sermon preparation
Tagged 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Eucharist, food, labour, poverty, preaching, work, Year C Proper 28
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