Tag Archives: Holy Spirit

Praying forward my way forward

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Trinity Seasons

I greeted this new day with resolutions on my mind having preached yesterday about the coming Feast of the Epiphany and how we might take some time in these last days of Christmas to get in touch with how we stay in … Continue reading →

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One, two, Buckle my shoe… Three, four, Open the door… Five, six, Pick up sticks

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Trinity Seasons

Jeremiah 35:18 But to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the command of your ancestor Jonadab, and kept all his precepts, and done all that he commanded … Continue reading →

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Here’s talking to you, kid…dwell

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Trinity Seasons

At the Episcopal parish where I have been worshiping this Lenten season, the priest has been including a prayer from Thomas Merton at the conclusion of the Eucharist and before dismissing all of God’s people into the world to do … Continue reading →

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Invoke the name of the Lord? No ‘buts’ about it…

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Trinity Seasons

Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel,and who came forth from the loins* of Judah; who swear by the name of the Lord, and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or right. 2 For they call … Continue reading →

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(Praise) Music to my ears

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

That’s what the readings ushered in this morning…music to my ears that brought….well, tears. Praise Music on the most authentic, grandest scale. Nothing contrived when God’s Word is put to music and used liturgically, in worship, as a corporate prayer, a response to … Continue reading →

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Wordplay

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

Acts 21:17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us warmly. 18 The next day Paul went with us to visit James; and all the elders were present. 19 After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had … Continue reading →

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Before the Holy One we are cleaned from the inside out

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

The gospel teaching today in Luke is told also in Mark. And there’s not much variation from the theme – the same vocabulary, the same location, dynamic, and truth. The pericope is titled “The Man with the Unclean Spirit.”  When you … Continue reading →

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They did not believe in him

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

John 12: 36While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.’ After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid from them. This juxtaposition is so odd.  Jesus preaches the light, then … Continue reading →

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Makes me smile

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

That was my first reaction to the morning’s psalm.  Before I recognized that it is one of my least favorite psalms, the opening verse just made me smile. 1 My heart overflows with a goodly theme; It is one of … Continue reading →

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Gripping too tightly? What are you holding on to?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

Psalm 52:7  ‘See the one who would not take refuge in God,but trusted in abundant riches, and sought refuge in wealth!’* 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God.I trust in the steadfast love … Continue reading →

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