Tag Archives: salt

If salt has lost its saltiness

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Rosalind C Hughes

If my salt has lost its saltiness will the sun still rise in the morning? If my fire has lost its spark will the moon still hang pale in the afternoon sky? There are days, Lord, not to get salty with you, when I might … Continue reading →

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Envy is the enemy of the gospel

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon for Sunday, September 26 at the Church of the Epiphany, Euclid. In the readings, disciples of Moses and Jesus object to unauthorized deployment of the Spirit. In the news, images of border patrols chasing immigrants with horses, and … Continue reading →

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Seasonal

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

Dislocated daydreams: salt spray from a city street; unkept promises.

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Year B Proper 21: salted with fire

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

It was bedtime, so I gave the fire a stir to make sure it really was dying down, and of course, as fires are wont to do when stirred up, it sprang back into life. So the cat and I … Continue reading →

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