Faith on Earth Pentecost 19; Luke 18:1-14 “And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” If the faithful grow weary in prayer while the powers continue unjust, will he find faith on earth? If we cry out in private for change, but in public hide out in the crowd,Continue reading “Faith on Earth”
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Experiencing Pentecost in the Present
Experiencing Pentecost in the Present Day of Pentecost; Acts 2:1-21 If someone from outside comes into church, (infrequent in these days, but still we hope), they’ll see us dressed in red for Pentecost. There might be red balloons, or paper doves, or something sung in Spanish, French or Greek. How might the stranger feel theContinue reading “Experiencing Pentecost in the Present”
Season Break
Season Break One day, windy in mid-autumn, the bush was wild in flail of fall. Dead leaves sacrificed to drought skittered and whirled across the road, and hills were blurred with dust and smoke. I felt the threat and promise of change in ragged clouds and restless wind. Old farmers here say season break comesContinue reading “Season Break”
Nicodemus at Night
Nicodemus at Night Trinity Sunday John 3:1-17 Then Nicodemus came by night – a man of law-trained, literal mind replete with Scripture he could cite. He knew his peers would be unkind, so sure of ways they thought were right, but he must see what he would find. Perhaps this Jesus came from God –Continue reading “Nicodemus at Night”
From Autumn to Winter
From Autumn to Winter In middle May the seasons shift and winter looms in one bleak week while leaves still fall and twirl and drift. The south wind chills my wrinkled cheek and stirs the leaves to swirl and lift. I stand to watch them sifting down: some join the scatter on the ground, theirContinue reading “From Autumn to Winter”
Barb, poet priest 