Abiding in Hope

At first listen, our gospel today is not exactly a ray of sunshine. There are a lot of words in there that can cause anxiety to rise in our ...

God of Abundant Grace, your love preserves us and calls us to wakefulness and compassion: we raise our hearts in thankfulness and praise. We...

You are our song, O God; You make our hearts glad as we enter your courts.  Make us a holy people, consecrated and dedicated and determined ...

In 1925, the fires of World War I still smoldered in the memory of those who had lived before it. And yet, even with the memory of the suffe...

John 18:33-37 In 1925, the fires of World War 1 still smoldered in the memory of those who had lived through it. And yet, even with the mem...

Isaiah 58:6-12 , Matthew 25:31-40 One hundred and three years ago on this day, a terrible war was at last grinding to a halt across much of...

  One of the traditions I appreciate from our Latinx kindred is the tradition of the ofrenda . This is an altar which is decorated with name...

Mark 12:28-34 The scribe had a question. Which law in Torah is the greatest? With supposedly 613 separate laws in the Torah (365 of them neg...

Ruth:1-18             The voice I hear this passing night was heard                      In ancient days by emperor and clown:             P...

One year in the 90s,  when I taught middle school, the choir teacher decided to take her students on a singing tour of nearby nursing homes....

God of Abundant Grace, your steadfast hand guides and upholds us, in joy and in struggle. You, O Most Holy One, are our covert and our shiel...

Holy, holy, holy, the hand of the Almighty One, that brushes away the cares of the troubled and stands guard over those who sleep. Like a ch...

God of the Honey Bee, God of the Lark, God of the Aspen Grove, we join with all your creatures in a chorus of praise and worship. We are uph...

Holy One of Mystery, Loving Ground of Being, Creator of All, we bow before you in wonder. May our every breath be a prayer of gratitude and ...

Mark 10:17-31 This Sunday’s collect reads as follows: Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continual...