Abiding in Hope

The collected prayers, sermons, and spiritual musings of an Episcopal priest

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Living By Our Faith: Sermon for Proper 22C

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Today we complete the five-week liturgical season of creation in the Episcopal Church. The season is planned so that it concludes with the F...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Living and Giving: Sermon for Proper 21C, September 28, 2025

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     When I was in Santiago, Cuba, a few years back, I noticed little statues of poor Lazarus in the doorways of churches, with coins scatt...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Wealthy in Soul: Sermon for Proper 20C, September 21, 2025

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The Unjust Steward, by Nelly Bube, Kazakhstan Once there was a man who had two sons, and his younger son came to him and asked for his inher...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Lost and Found: Sermon for Proper 19C, September 14, 2025

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P arables of the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep, Gary Roulette, 2013 Does God change God's mind? There are those who claim God does not-...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

The Momentum of Love-- Sermon for Proper 18C, September 7, 2025

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     There's a sweet little video making the rounds right now. About a month ago, at the halftime for a WNBA game in Las Vegas, the te...
Sunday, August 31, 2025

The Best Place-- Sermon for Proper 17C, August 31, 2025

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Luke 14 Banquet Mural, by Hyatt Moore I'm not a big fan of commercial country music radio. I hardly ever listen to it, to be honest. Ma...
Sunday, July 6, 2025

Peace, Love, and Interdependence: Sermon for Proper 9C, July 6, 2025

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It's summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it's travel time. School's out, sun's out, and the beach -- at the ...
Friday, April 11, 2025

A Poem, A Proverb, A Painting, A Prayer: A Lenten Journey-- Day 38: Friday after the 5th Sunday in Lent

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Today’s Theme: Confluence Poem: Whether They Know Thee or Not Whether they know Thee or not all creatures of the world now and forever-with...
Thursday, April 10, 2025

A Poem, A Proverb, A Painting, A Prayer: A Lenten Devotional-- Day 37: Thursday after the 5th Sunday in Lent

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Today’s Theme: Perception Poem: Complex Phenomena The rules of chaos are simple: a mountain is never a perfect cone. A lake is never really ...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

A Poem, A Proverb, A Painting, A Prayer: A Lenten Journey-- Day 36: Wednesday after the 5th Sunday in Lent

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Today’s Theme: Solidarity Poem: A Word on Statistics Out of every hundred people those who always know better: fifty-two. Unsure of every st...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Prayer: Grace in Grief

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      God of Compassion, we center ourselves in silence before you,    laying our sorrow at your feet. Walk alongside us in the days to come...
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Scoop (Leslie Scoopmire)
Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Missouri. Jesus follower. Spouse. Mom of Three Young Adults and Three Dogs. Retired Teacher. Okie. Progressive. Musician. All photographs mine unless otherwise noted.
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