In worship we heard stories of the faith of our predecessors and the reminders of God’s presence in the unchangeable truth of God’s Word, Jesus. Our faith comes not by nurturing it, but by uncovering the faith already present. In our Genesis reading we heard the story of Abram who becomes Abraham and the promise […]
In worship we began our Lenten journey in earnest. Our collect reminded us that we will be tempted and that no one is precluded from at least one weakness. Yet, if we remember God’s promises we will find our path to eternal life with God, maybe with a scar or two but eternal life. Our […]
May you be blessed at the beginning of your Lenten journey as we celebrate Ash Wednesday with the imposition of ashes, the litany of penitence, and the Eucharist. This Lenten season feels a little anticlimactic – we began our Coronatide journey during Lent last year and continue now, almost a full year later. Yet, we […]
In worship, we were invited to ask for the reminder of God’s promises given in Jesus and how that faith can strengthen us as we change from our present state to one more in tune with God. In our Hebrew Scripture, we heard the account of the transfer of authority from Elijah to Elisha. Along […]
In our worship we were reminded by the collect composer that we have liberty that our abundant life in Christ provides us. But not just abundance for us without consideration, but abundance that is meant to be shared. In our reading from Isaiah the refrain, “have you not known? Have you not heard?” served as […]
I wonder if anyone else in God’s kingdom hears the old saw, “just because you can doesn’t mean you should.” We live in a culture that often pushes people away because a person knows more or less than another. Yet God’s community is meant to thrive in the disparity of knowledge – because of the […]
In worship our collect we asked that we be given the grace to answer the call of our savior, to proclaim the good news, and to live a life which shines a light on God’s active presence in our world. Our scripture began by highlighting the changed heart of the Ninevites at the (half-hearted) proclamation […]
In worship we prayed that God’s Word and Sacrament (physical signs of God’s ever-present grace) would shine through us to bring healing and wholeness in our community. The Psalmist reminded us that God searches for us and has known us since before we came into being; that God knows what we are and what we […]
Grace and peace to you on the first Sunday after the Epiphany and as 2021 becomes a reality. We’ve been toying around with winter this week, at least Southside Virginia winter. It was a bit nippy at church this morning but, thankfully, the wind had subsided a little. We’re still working with limitations on attendance […]
Today’s sermon – I think what I preached got lost in the translation from concept to spoken word. But that doesn’t change the truth of God’s word in scripture. Our worship began with a call for restoration of humanity to full relationship with God. The prophet Jeremiah reminds us that we should sing out with […]