Usually we hear a gospel story once every three years. This one today we hear every year, year after year after year. Why does the Church consider it so important that we need to hear it over and over again?
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Usually we hear a gospel story once every three years. This one today we hear every year, year after year after year. Why does the Church consider it so important that we need to hear it over and over again?
In the name of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who lived and suffered and died for us. Amen.
When I came in this morning at 7:00 to lead the Great Litany I stood at the doorway to the outside by where the ramp used to be.
• Sun coming up with a rosy glow
• Shining at an angle through the new grass
• Each blade tipped with a little dewdrop
• Birds going crazy with chirping
• Peepers in the background
When I got into the church I was reflecting on the starkness of the sanctuary contrasted to the signs of resurrection outside—the resurrection of new life in such great abundance.
Can you remember a big storm that you may have lived through? Maybe a hurricane; maybe a tornado; maybe a paralyzing snow storm; or at least a nice, big, theatrical thunderstorm some time. I’m thinking now about that big storm that blew through here a couple of weeks ago--and the one just this last week. It’s a very interesting thing to watch the clouds thicken and get dark. To watch the light fading from the sky. To feel it in the air that something’s about to happen. If we feel safe, this may be a very interesting thing to observe. But if we’re exposed it’s really frightening.
