“O God, who before the passion of your only begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”
Tag Archives: Lent
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
Included
Jesus came to proclaim the Good News that all are beloved children of God, invited and welcomed into the Kingdom banquet to share in the abundance of God’s Love and Mercy. This is the message we are to proclaim with our lives, not only when folks walk through our church doors but every moment of every day.
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”
Are We Willing?
A Sunday Reflection for the Second Sunday in Lent.The lectionary readings for today are here. On this second Sunday in Lent, I’m drawn back to the invitation to Lent we read on Ash Wednesday: “I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance;Continue reading “Are We Willing?”
Wilderness Time
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, TX.The lectionary readings for the First Sunday in Lent are here. What does the word wilderness conjure up for you? Fear, anticipation, peace? A week from tomorrow, Jim and I are heading out to our favorite wilderness: Terlingua Ranch, near Big Bend. We haveContinue reading “Wilderness Time”
Fire is Kindled
For me, the most significant sentence in the Book of Common Prayer is the rubric at the beginning of the Great Easter Vigil: In the darkness, fire is kindled. The Vigil is observed sometime between sundown on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Sunday. Before the procession begins, the clergy make a small fire fromContinue reading “Fire is Kindled”
In the Dark
On this Holy Saturday, we wait in darkness with the women and disciples. We have the privilege of knowing what’s next, but image that we don’t. Sit with them in the finality of the death of the one who preached peace and freedom, who spoke of salvation from the darkness and is now dead inContinue reading “In the Dark”
The Goodness of Friday
In five short days, the celebratory cheers and impromptu parade of Palm Sunday have morphed to angry crowds demanding a drama of vengeance directed by fear and produced by hate. The people who had shouted Hosanna now stand with the leaders from whom they had wanted to be rescued. They had asked for freedom butContinue reading “The Goodness of Friday”
The Footwashing Way
The Thursday before Easter is called Maundy Thursday. The word Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum and refers to the mandate, the new commandment Jesus gives to love one another as he loves us. On this day we commemorate the final meal that Jesus had with his disciples before his arrest. Many congregations also offerContinue reading “The Footwashing Way”
Mother Nancy's Coffee Thoughts 