Lord, make us instruments of your peace: where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O divine One, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as … read
If you have ever wondered to yourself, “How can all this God stuff possibly be true?” then you have experienced doubt. If you have ever said to yourself, “Jesus is my Savior,” then you have experienced faith. And if you have ever echoed the words of the man whose child Jesus healed, “Lord, I believe; … read
Perhaps some of you, like me, were told when growing up that you couldn’t use the word hate. In my family, it was a little more specific: we couldn’t say we hated a person, as in “I hate my sister” or “I hate you.” So when I declared unequivocally that I hated canned peas, I … read
We’re going to start with a simple question this morning. Why did Jesus come to earth? On second thought, not so simple a question! To answer the question, “Why did Jesus come?” has involved forests’ worth of paper, oceans’ worth of ink, countless hours in study and debate, and a few million theologians, Biblical scholars, … read
In her novel Father Melancholy’s Daughter, Gail Godwin writes these words, spoken by Margaret, a young woman considering the ministry as she musters a prayer to God. “Oh, You. Who are You? What do You want of me? What will I be doing on this day next year? Don’t tell me. (You wouldn’t anyway, would … read
What a dreary, drippy week it’s been. I can only imagine what it’s been like for those who had trees fall on their houses, or who lost power for days on end, or who had no shelter but a tent. So I am grateful that we are able to livestream today, and I hope that … read