Do not ask us to turn back, O Mother, or to return to what has been; although there is beauty in the past, we cannot remain there. Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party – Praise, Praise, Praise??
As I write, it is stupid early on Friday morning; and I am writing now because once again this week I have a stupid busy day. And once again, if I don’t do something on the “normal” task list for the week then it will get left behind. “Normally” at least in these para pandemic,… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party –
or… the unending cycle of preach, prepare, preach, prepare… This is the end of October – Sunday is November 1st – are you honouring the Saints? Following the Lectionary? Doing you own thing? Here- where I live, we will continue our journey through Holy Week that has been the RCL gospel for the past weeks;… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Saints and Sinners
For all the saintswho from their labors rest……and we, somewhere in the space between mourning and jealousy, continue to labor in a world that assumes little opportunity for rest. The law is slack and judgment is perverted (Habakkuk 1:4), our bodies groan day & night and our strength is dried up (Psalm 32:3-4), faithful discipleship… Read More
Saturday Prayer: For All Saints Weekend
God of eternity, We have gathered our saints around us. All saints. All souls. We have gathered them for comfort And for wisdom And for strength. We have gathered them as a reminder Of your presence. Because we can see how you were with them, And so maybe those coming after Will look back on… Read More
Saturday Prayer – All Hallows Eve
We don our Sunday clothes on Saturday or we throw on a cape (and maybe a wig). We light candles or we switch on flashlights. We sing hymns or we carve faces into pumpkins. We hold hands in a pew or hold hands crossing a twilit street. We cry (and sometimes smile a little) to remember those… Read More
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