Beloved of God, I join you this day, Maundy Thursday, with no elaborate service and no physical presence but still… all the same… with you. This night that is different from all other nights is more different for us than I have ever known. But it is not unknown to the Great Cloud of Witnesses,…
Lent 4A John 9:1-41 On this 4th Sunday of Lent, it is good to have a long gospel reading! I think we could use all the good news we can get right now. It is obvious that this is a stressful time. That’s an understatement of course. It is a frightening and uncertain time. We…
Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 24:12-17 Matthew 17:1-9 If someone told you they had a mountaintop experience, what would you think they meant? Most of the time, people mean they had an experience that changed them. They went someplace or to an event or perhaps just experienced something in a new way that they never…
Sermon for December 15th, 2019 Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday Today is a Sunday of rejoicing! We began with our litany of praise and thanksgiving for all the things in which we rejoice. Today, we also rejoice with Mary. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God, my savior.…
Easter 6B John 15:9-17 Love makes your soul crawl out of its hiding place—Zora Neal Hurston I have now preached on the gospel text for today three times prior to this moment. It is a fine example of never really coming to the end of a piece of scripture. There truly is so much to…
Shepherdess Writes 