Do you hear it? The cry of the oppressed? It would be easy to miss in our rush to get to the story of the call of Moses, but we must ensure that, first of all, we hear the cry of the suffering Hebrew people kept as slaves by the Egyptian Pharaoh (Exodus 2:23). The… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Following God’s Call
OK. For those of us in the USA, and for those abroad who have a vested interest in US politics, this is not exactly the easiest week to be prepping a sermon. If you’re not preaching in the US context, feel free to skip the next two paragraphs… but for those preachers in the USA,… Read More
The Pastoral is Political: Serenity Prayer
Image can be found here I’ve been thinking a lot about the Serenity prayer a lot. Because the wisdom to know what it is that I can control and can’t control is so hard these days. Because the wisdom to know what can and cannot be changed is so political these days. What can… Read More
Friday Prayer: answered prayer
Holy One, We who are searching, We who are wondering, We who are lonely, We who are questioning: We sit and wait in silence… We who are grieving, We who are dreaming, We who are watching, We who are planning: We sit and wait in silence… We who are grateful, We who are comforted, We… Read More
Friday Festival
In the past few weeks and months I have spent many hours, praying and meditating on call: my call, my sense of something new coming… just round the corner. Still intangible, undefined, ineffable (I love that word, and its use in Good Omens made me laugh out loud) – this call I have responded to… Read More
Friday Prayer: Listening
Oh God, it is so… Quiet. Muffled. Blanketed. Chilled. I feel the doubts rise in my inactivity, My waiting for that next space of Calling. Underneath it all, I strain to hear the whispers of Promise, The dreams of what might be, The memories of a more active and fruitful time. Holy One, Nurture the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of all seasons, we continuously arrive at times of both hellos and goodbyes. Some periods are full of hellos and building acquaintances. Strangers become friends, and the unfamiliar becomes intimate. And every so often we enter a season of goodbyes. Like a blizzard which chills us, the flurry of farewells freezes our hearts. For… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God, you have filled my life with a variety of adventures. Today I give thanks for the anniversary of my ordination. Through the long journey heading towards that occasion – from oral exams to ordination papers – we grew stronger together. Since that day, you’ve been my Divine Walking Stick during the times when needing… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Fishy Edition
Oh, Jonah. That poor prophet who achieved exactly the result he was called upon to do, and felt betrayed to the point of wanting to die because of it. Though, of course, we don’t get the whole story in today’s pericope. Today we just hear God’s call to Jonah (the second time, after all that… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Isaiah’s Hope
Today is Election Day in the United States, and the stakes seem as high, if not higher, than they have ever been. Today it feels like we choose between hope and fear. And nearly everyone in our nation (no matter which side of the election your politics reside) would tell you we choose between good… Read More
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