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Reflection for The Third Sunday of Advent
You may have heard the third Sunday in Advent referred to as “Gaudete Sunday”. That comes from the Latin words that traditionally began this week’s worshi...
Reflection for The Second Sunday of Advent
For almost 400 years, from 1549 until 1978, the collect for the Second Sunday of Advent began as follows: Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written fo...
Reflection for The First Sunday of Advent
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This coming Sunday marks the beginning of Advent, the season of preparation and expectation that leads us to Christmas.
Lenten Meditation: Saturday, April 1, 2023
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Even as we break it down to its constituent parts, the core of our Easter miracle is a mystery.
Lenten Meditation: Friday, March 31, 2023
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Scapegoating is not of the God revealed in Jesus. As he hung upon the cross, Jesus did not blame anyone.
Lenten Meditation: Thursday, March 30, 2023
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At the core of our Christian faith, we believe that God loves us and cares for us. When we hurt, God does too. In doing so, God does not expect our belief. He simply offers...
Lenten Meditation for Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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It is hard to imagine how anyone could draw near to ultimate Truth if they run away from ordinary truth. It is hard to imagine how anyone could gaze upon ultimate Truth if...
Lenten Meditation for Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Jesus, the light and life of the world, was sometimes heartbroken by humanity.
Lenten Meditation: Monday, March 27, 2023
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How are we more alike than different? Am I really superior?
Lenten Meditation: Saturday, March 25, 2023
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Here am I. Here am I, God’s servant, open to the Spirit, waiting on God’s promises, ready for whatever is next.
Lenten Meditation: Friday, March 24, 2023
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We know them, and we know where they come from. But do we? Who are they when we let ourselves really see?
Lenten Meditation: Thursday, March 23, 2023
When Jesus argues vociferously against his detractors and against our own unbelief, he is arguing against the harm that we do to ourselves through our own sin.
Lenten Meditation: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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The life that Jesus offers us, then, is something that we receive even now, and it stretches into eternity. There is a continuity between the two and not a disconnect; a do...
Lenten Meditation: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
To find ourselves often ambivalent, to want things and not want them at the same time, to drag ourselves to the edge of the healing pool and find a lot of different reasons...
Lenten Meditation: Monday, March 20, 2023
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Life is like that for everyone. We never fully understand what’s going on no matter how many clues we have. We certainly never know what’s coming next.
Lenten Meditation: Saturday, March 18, 2023
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We measure ourselves against others: how we’re doing at work, our parenting, clothes, health, apparent stress or lack thereof–how many of us note these comparis...
Lenten Meditation: Friday, March 17, 2023
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The two greatest commandments, Jesus tells us, are to love God and to love the neighbor. In a sense, the two are one.
Lenten Meditation: Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Jesus is speaking to the deep unity of his being and purpose, that he is grounded in God’s love for the world. It is from that love that Jesus heals and gathers, seek...
Lenten Meditation: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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How well are we letting Jesus live through us?