I normally really enjoy where these readings fall. A last glorious moment before the hard questions of Lent. But as we watch various regions drop their health measures and as we watch the horrors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, glory seems far away. Here’s what I said: I worked most closely with Luke 9.28-43a.
I love this passage. (I have a love for bits of Scripture that others don’t like.) I find great comfort in Jesus’s recognition that the miracles of God have rarely been widespread enough for everyone. It is my personal and priestly experience that miracles are not often enough and while I’d rather God did more […]
This sermon is what happens when I’m reflecting on God’s proclamation about Jesus being Beloved while Glennon Doyle’s first podcast of the new year begins with a take down of resolutions. I worked with Luke 3.15-17, 21-22.
I love this passage from John. I think it’s one of the first passages I memorized (even if only roughly). For years I dreaded preaching it at Christmas, but I’ve come to love hearing it’s majesty next to the imagery of a baby in a manger. For this is God. I worked with John 1.1-18
In this morning’s Gospel we jump 12 years from, checks notes, yesterday. I love Jesus’s knowledge that this is where he belongs, in his father’s house. I love the love (and frustration) Mary and Joseph feel. I worked with Luke 2.41-52.
On the longest night of the year, we hold worship space for those whom suffering and grief are part of their lives this year. I worked most closely with Isaiah 40.1-11.