Abiding in Hope

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

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Looking Within: Sermon for the Feast of the Ascension C (7th Sunday after Easter, tr.)

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This week, I don’t know about you, but I have been thinking a lot about good-byes. I have thought about this being Memorial Day, the day we ...
Sunday, May 22, 2022

The Shalom of Resurrection: Sermon for Easter 6C

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“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Commencing Resurrection: Speaking to the Soul, May 19, 2022

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Revelation 21:1-6 It is graduation season all across the country, including in our own household. Our son Scott graduated last weekend from ...
Sunday, May 8, 2022

The Resurrection Journey: Sermon for Easter 4C

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Here we are with spring getting ready to burst in on us—burst in, and go blasting right by as 90 degree temperatures are predicted in just a...
Thursday, May 5, 2022

God, My Shepherd: Speaking to the Soul May 5, 2022

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The  23 rd  Psalm The Holy One is my Shepherd; there is nothing else I need or lack. In verdant fields God urges my rest, by clear, sw...
Sunday, May 1, 2022

Breakfast at the Resurrection: Sermon for Easter 3C

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Simon Peter’s head was swirling with thoughts, and his heart was churning with emotion. He felt the weight of guilt pressing down on him sin...
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Between Two Fires: Speaking to the Soul for April 28, 2022

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John 21:1-19   Simon Peter’s head was swirling with thoughts, and his heart was churning with emotion. He needed to get away. So he decided ...

Between Two Fires: Speaking to the Soul, April 28, 2022

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Simon Peter’s head was swirling with thoughts, and his heart was churning with emotion. He needed to get away, so he decided to say he was g...
Sunday, April 24, 2022

Wounds, Doubts, and Resurrection: Sermon for Easter 2C

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Welcome to our yearly visit with Honest Thomas—the disciple who asks what everyone else is wondering. You might notice that I do not refer t...
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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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