“Do not hold on,” you said,and so we empty our expectationsof their aspirations for control. Hallelujah! “Go and tell,” you said,and so we release life’s miraclesfrom the duty of explanation. Hallelujah! “Wait and see,” you said,and so we accept the work of wonderwithout the need for certainty. Hallelujah! Most Holy Gardener: in the timeless wisdom… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Heart and Soul
Here is my heart, O Holy Life: ancient with the dust of stars, new as the day I was born. Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: For Those Who Didn’t Schedule This Sunday Off
Depending on your age, background, location, or a dozen other variables you may know the Second Sunday of Easter as Low Sunday or Holy Humor Sunday. For those of us who have regularly served as supply preachers, this is a day you can always count on for getting a gig. Whatever your story may be,… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Easter Feast
Joyful Jesus, how long will we run in search of easy answers when the steadfast mountain whispers the lessons of faith to all who are afraid? Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Holy Week AND Easter Edition
This week’s Preacher Party gets started a day early to help those of you who may be writing for all of the Three Days. So whether you’re struggling to put words together for Maundy Thursday, or you’re putting the finishing touches on your Easter sermon, we are here for you! As Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe reminds… Read More
Worship Words: Holy Week and Easter 2021
Last year, we hoped that Easter was going to be a bursting forth from a short time in the tombs of our homes. Now, a year later, we are not yet where we thought we would be. Yet, resurrection remains true and our eternal Christian hope. Here are some liturgical offerings for this week by… Read More
RCL: Easter-A Feast for ALL People
Christ is risen! Alleluia! I hope these words ring joyously true wherever you are this Easter. They may not. You and your community may still be caught in the grief and limitations of pandemic. You may be weary after over a year of trying to lead a community in a physically distanced world. These factors… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Perplexed, Afraid, and Amazed (Luke 24:1-12)
Luke 24:1-12 is just the beginning of the story. The Word is told, it is shared, before it is experienced. It is heard before it is understood. Jesus’ followers have been told the Good News; and shortly they will see and experience the resurrected Jesus themselves. They have been telling Good News and soon they will be living into (but not solving) the mystery of the resurrected life, of new life. Read More
Saturday Prayer, March 6, 2021
Nancy Donovan took the picture below when it was 12℉, and the snow was falling. She is not a church-goer but she called her picture “Lilac resurrection.” God, I give you thanks,not so much for the Eastercoming in twenty-nine more days,but the everyday eastersthat look like … home from the hospital after covid,ninety meetings in… Read More
Sunday Prayer (In the Spirit of Thomas)
We do not see! We do not understand! We do not know which signs are true! Peace be with you. We cannot believe! We cannot find our grounding! We cannot discern the path forward! Peace be with you. Information is lacking! Too many liars claim expertise! Conspiracy theories confuse our spirits! Peace be with you.… Read More
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