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The penitent
on her knees scrubbing blood from the pavement beneath the broken icon
Posted in haiku, lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer, sermon preparation
Tagged Luke 13:1-9, penitence, repentance, year c lent 3
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For tomorrow’s sermon: a little story about repentance
Once upon a time, I was a little girl, and that little girl had the attention span of a sphinx. I would get seriously, eternally lost in books, daydreams, and the stories and songs which soundtracked my inner mind. Fire, … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Buechner, repentance, Year B Epiphany 3
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Year B Advent 3: Do not quench the Spirit
It really wasn’t the first time I’d spoken up at church. I mean, I’d been reading the Lessons since I was twelve; I’d been on the PCC, which is a rough English translation of Vestry. I’d taught Sunday School, participated … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Ann Fontaine, becoming, CIA torture report, I Thessalonians 6, Isaiah 61, repentance
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Transfiguration
Once upon a mountaintop I saw, and having seen could not unsee, forget the white light of a soft robe rendered diamond sharp; its bright folds scratched my eyes. For an instant only, looking up, I saw his face, caught … Continue reading
Prayers, overheard
Each stood away from the other, his face turned anyway but there, no meeting of eyes for these two, let alone hearts, minds. One looked up to heaven, his prayer belying his blindness to the other, “Thank God I am … Continue reading
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Tagged humility, Luke 18:9-14, parable, Pharisee, prayer, pride, repentance, tax collector, year c proper 25
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Year C Proper 21: The rich man and Lazarus
So we have reached the finale of the season of rich man parables. You will remember that in these parables, the phrase “a rich man” is used to indicate not simply someone who has a lot of stuff, but someone … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Timothy 6:11-19, dives and Lazarus, Jesus, Luke 16:19-31, parables, repentance, rich man, Year C Proper 21
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Year C Lent 3: manure and mercy
The thing about a parable is that it can be read from many different angles, with different results. Like those silhouetted pictures that can be a vase or a pair of faces, depending on where you place your focus, or … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Eugene Peterson, fig tree, Jonah, Luke 13:1-9, manure, mercy, parable, punishment, repentance, Sodom and Gomorrah, test the Lord your God
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Year C Lent 2: Temptations2: Too busy to be tempted
Last week, we left Jesus, or the devil left Jesus at the top of the temple, tempted to cast himself down into Jerusalem and wait upon the angels to save him from a cruel death. He was tempted to abandon … Continue reading
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Tagged foxes, Genesis 15:1-18, gun control, Jerusalem, kingdom of God, Lent, Luke 13:31-35, Medicaid expansion, Phillippians 3:17-4:1, Psalm 27, repentance
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