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9/18/22

For the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with
their own generation than are the children of light.” †

9/4/22

Being a disciple is being a learner—one open to being taught. A disciple is open to being changed and formed much as clay is formed by a potter into something useful and beautiful.

7/24/22

“Remember that God loves us exactly the way we are.  And God loves us too much to let us stay like this.”  [Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies, p. 135]

7/10/22

“Rise up, O God, judge the earth; for all the nations belong to you!” †

7/3/22

“If anyone is there who shares peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you.” †

6/12/22

In the world around us, specifically lately, there is so much troubling news constantly coming our way, being thrown at us what feels like is 24/7. We don’t often have spaces to grieve or places to lament.

5/29/22

Please do not lose hope. Seen from the biggest perspective, we have come from Love and are to return to Love. May we be able, with God’s help, to leave the world more at ease, more at peace. Keep at the work of making things better.

To quote our beloved Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry:
Now, may God continue to hold us all in those everlasting arms.

5/22/22

So, what can we do to help the world know more peace?  We can begin with our own hearts.  Cultivate humility in order to open more fully to the work of the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus sends to us to lead us into all peace.  Peace must begin with US before it can grow outward into the world.  Are we willing to let peace grow?

5/8/22

The Liturgy of today is so full of extraordinary themes and invitations to us. We are in the season of the Great 50 Days of Easter – a time that summoned the early Christian community to reflect on the mysteries of the faith they celebrated at Easter. Now, and for 50 days time, is given for us to further reflect on these mysteries and deepen the faith that was confirmed or renewed in our Baptismal promises at Easter. Now is the time to seriously hear God’s voice in new ways.

4/10/22

“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” †

4/3/22

“You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me” (John 12.8) †

3/27/22

Paul wrote, “In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ.” In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
This is my last sermon to you. While I am excited at the prospect of retirement, I will miss all of you very much. I love you all. You have become dear to me in ways and to a degree that I cannot express.

3/20/22

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

3/13/22

The LORD said to Abram, “DO not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

3/6/22

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

2/27/22

This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
This story of the Transfiguration is a key turning point in the narrative of the first three Gospels. This story runs us through so many changes of emotion it feels like whiplash.

2/6/22

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, the parents of Jesus brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen

1/30/22

From the Gospel: When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. I am glad that there are no cliffs here near the center of Litchfield.

1/23/22

From the Gospel: He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen,

1/16/22

From the Gospel: On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

1/2/22

In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
Happy New Year! Hear the words of the Right Reverend Steven Charleston: Happy Old Year! Since I don’t have a clue about what will be, I like to celebrate what has been. Thank you, God, for all the blessings of this past year, great and small

12/25/21

And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

12/19/21

From the Gospel: In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity.

12/12/21

From the prophet Zephania: Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! In the Name of the one , holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

12/6

From the Gospel: The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

November 28

From the prophet Jeremiah: In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity, Amen.

November 21 2021

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not from this world.” In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

November 7

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

October 31

One of the scribes asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the first of all?” In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

October 24, 2021

From the Gospel: Jesus and his disciples came to Jericho. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

October 3, 2021

From the Revelation to John: War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. In the name of one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.

September 5, 2021

The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD is the maker of them all.