I Am Still With You
Our embodiment is the concern of the lectionary this week. Our bodily temples† are revered as sacred, and blessed as such in the rite of Holy Communion and other sacraments. The body is nonetheless frail and temporary. I hope current events at least serve to remind us not to take our health for granted. God […]
God’s Great Song of Praise – Nov. 6, 2020
“God has prepared for Himself one great song of praise throughout eternity, and those who enter the community of God join in this song. It is the song that the “morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy” at the creation of the world (Job 38:7). It is the victory […]
Prayer Will Change Us – Nov. 5, 2020
“A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses. I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me. His face, that hitherto may have been strange and intolerable to me, is transformed in intercession […]
Do Not Love the Dream – Nov. 4, 2020
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.” ―Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
