“Whoever wishes to become great among you must be a servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be servant of all.” Mark 10:43
Why are we here? That’s a question I ask myself every now and then. Maybe more now than then, given the strange and troubling political climate of this moment.
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God said to Noah, “This rainbow is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all the animals that are on the earth.” Genesis 9:17
This Sunday, in honor of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, we will celebrate a Blessing of the Animals during our 11am service. It’s a rare Sunday when we are not joined by a furry friend or two, but we hope this week to have many!
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We have reached the fifth and last part of our sermon series on the Joy of James, and find, in this final chapter of James, that the answer to everything is – wait for it – prayer!! Are you sick or suffering? Pray! Are you happy, full of joy? Pray!
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How much peace have you made this week? What does it even mean to ‘make peace’? In the literal sense of the phrase, James is telling us that peace can be manufactured, constructed. But how?
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This week’s lectionary serves up some strange passages. The Gospel reading begins with Jesus saying, “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them.” Just because we affirm this, do this, each communion Sunday doesn’t quite remove the ‘Ewww!’ factor in this passage!
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What is a miracle? I don’t know how I feel about miracles. On the one hand, I feel like most things that happen have a simple, logical explanation. On the other, I can’t picture moving through life without a constant feeling of wonder!
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Sometimes the truth hurts. How often do you avoid saying something, even when something needs to be said, because you don’t want to risk a friendship, a work situation, a family relationship? That’s what John the Baptist’s story is making me think about.
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If you are like me, you are carrying a lot right now. A lot of anxiety about the state of our nation. Concern for those in the path of war and violence. Stress about our planet, as a warming climate threatens more and more dramatic weather events. Money worries, health worries, worries about loved ones.
How often do we get placed into situations and expectations that are just not us? And how hard it is, then, to know and claim who we really are!
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Sunday will be special! First, it’s the ‘official’ kickoff to our Capital Campaign to ‘rebuild the walls’ (and, more particularly the roof!) of St. Paul & St. Andrew.
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