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Another heartbreakingly stunning red sky on my early morning commute to 8 AM worship through the Bay Area, where smoke from California’s most devastating fire in history, the Camp Fire, lingers over the Sonoma hills to the East. Compassionate God… Draw near to us in this time of sorrow and anguish, comfort those who mourn, strengthen those who are weary, encourage those in despair, and lead us all to fullness of life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen #cloudsofwitnessessendrain#cloudsofwitnessesbeckoningmydrive #metaphorforministry #wheretoserve? #fallskiessoutherncaliforniaWelcome Fall. Though it doesn’t feel like such outside, appreciating the change of seasons and all that beckons outside my front door. #cloudsofwitnessesinseasonchange #houseschangetoo- Follow Trinity Seasons on WordPress.com
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Long winded, unedited ‘word’ on Sunday’s ‘hot’ gospel: Churchgoer or disciple?
Third Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 7 Year A Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 Matthew 10:24-39 Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is … Continue reading
Lent as Eton, not Waterloo
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March 6, 2017
Tagged Christian formation, devil, fast, Holy Spirit, Jesus, matthew, prayer, scripture, WORD
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Wake up calls from Jesus
Matthew 26:41Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial;* the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’ I think this admonition from a grieving Jesus to his friends who fell asleep while he … Continue reading
#islike: Jesus shows us how to hear and be heard
Several years ago a distant relative who had looked to me during her pregnancy for tips, for baby showers, for the way of mothering, for the how-to transition from career person to full time mother, called me in a rage … Continue reading
Things are just not the way we see them: Lift your eyes to the Maker to see
It wasn’t until late in life that I came to believe in Satan as a ‘being’ and not a metaphor, symbol, some imperceivable dark matter or caricature of evil. Though I had recited for years the baptismal promise to “renounce Satan … Continue reading
Posted in Whispers
Tagged Father, God, HEAVEN, Jesus, matthew, mystery, pause button, scripture
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Walk the walk
Matthew 28:16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has … Continue reading
Living into the light
The end is in sight – light at the end of the tunnel. I am just beginning to trust that I am on the right path leading me into the fullness of the light and that there are no more … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Spirit, Jesus, journey, lectionary readings, light, matthew, Psalm
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Thy will be done; God, and only God, connects the dots
From today’s gospel reading: But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream… From the lens of the law, Joseph resolves to divorce Mary quietly. From the lens of … Continue reading
Your God is Too Small, Javert…way bigger than just the Stars you see
Lectionary Readings: AM Psalm 2, 26; Isaiah 49:13-23; Matthew 18:1-14 ; PM Psalm 19, 126; Isaiah 54:1-13; Mark 10:13-16 The story of Jean Valjean has not left me since yesterday’s pauses in the readings that recalled Les Miserables. Amongst all the … Continue reading
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Tagged broad place, forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, lectionary readings, matthew, Psalm, self-righteous, truth
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Awaken the Dawn
Note: My readings this morning were accompanied by the spirit-infused music of Stanton Lanier. I share it here, as ‘background’ with this written reflection given that the Spirit had me thinking about our five senses, today. As hard as I … Continue reading
