Sermons – Mother Nancy's Coffee Thoughts

Waiting

A sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX.The Lectionary readings for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost are here. Good morning, I’m so happy to be here with y’all this morning. I don’t know how much Mother Carrie has told you about me but she and I first met 10 years ago thisContinue reading “Waiting”

Living Prayer

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, TX.The lectionary readings for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost are here. Have you been praying for rain? Are you also carrying an umbrella? Almost 2 months ago I preached another sermon about prayer. It was the Sunday after the shooting in Uvalde and inContinue reading “Living Prayer”

Neighbors

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Tx.The lectionary readings for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost are here. So, for those of you who were here two weeks ago, what do you remember about the Samaritans? For those where weren’t here, here’s the Reader’s Digest version: Samaritans are a religious peopleContinue reading “Neighbors”

Like Jesus

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The lectionary readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost are here. What do you know about Samaritans? I’m fairly certain, even if this were your first time ever in a church service, you’d be familiar with the phrase “Good Samaritan” and perhaps even theContinue reading “Like Jesus”

Prayer Action

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The readings for the seventh Sunday of Easter are here. We’ve said and witnessed a lot of prayer this week. In the wake of the horrific tragedy in Uvalde – and so many others like it – we pray. We bring our emotions toContinue reading “Prayer Action”

That Day was a Sabbath

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The lectionary readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter are here. You may have noticed as I read the gospel lesson that I used the word ‘sick’ in reference to the people at the pool rather than the word the NRSV uses. The GreekContinue reading “That Day was a Sabbath”

Remember How He Told You …

An Easter sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, TX The lectionary readings for Easter are here. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! <The Lord is Risen, Indeed! Alleluia> Oh, good, you remembered! And although each Sunday we celebrated the Resurrection of our Lord, today, Easter Sunday, we remember the very first Easter. DoContinue reading “Remember How He Told You …”

True Night

A sermon preached on Good Friday at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The lectionary readings are here. Are you familiar with Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night? Starry Night is an imaginative composition of the narrow scene of a cypress tree against a backdrop of hills out his window and all of the otherContinue reading “True Night”

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The Lectionary readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent are here. Abundance or scarcity? How do you see the world? Go back with me to the beginning of 2020. We are all just beginning to notice this deadly virus in the world and someoneContinue reading

Bearing Fruit

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, TX.The Lectionary readings for the Third Sunday in Lent are here. I am not much of a gardener. My mother was, though. We joke that she could take a dry stick an make it grow. Her flower beds and her house plants all thrivedContinue reading “Bearing Fruit”