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Are You the One

Are You the OneAdvent 3; Matthew 11:2-11Jailed by Herod, John suspectedhe would not roam wilderness again,or forage there for wild honey.His life would soon be forfeitto a corrupt king’s lustful whim.Then he sent to Jesus to ask him:“Are you the one who is to comeor are we to wait for another?”He feared his hope wasContinue reading “Are You the One”

Get Behind Me, Satan!

Get Behind Me SatanPentecost 17; Mark 8:27-38“Get behind me Satan!”he said to one he valuedas rock to build a church on:worth noting just how quicklykey insights get distortedby our survival instinctand lustful need for powerto do away with sufferingand concentrate on winning.“Oh! Get behind me Satan!”he said to something in him:a desperate human longingto sayContinue reading “Get Behind Me, Satan!”

Get Behind Me, Satan!

Get Behind Me Satan Pentecost 14; Matthew 16:21-28 “Get behind me Satan!” he said to one he valued as rock to build a church on: worth noting just how quickly key insights get distorted by our survival instinct and lustful need for power to do away with suffering and concentrate on winning. “Oh! Get behindContinue reading “Get Behind Me, Satan!”

So They Kept the Matter to Themselves

So They Kept the Matter to Themselves Transfiguration; Mark 9:2-10 I have been on those heights everything radiant pregnant with presence clouds trailing glory while near me I heard words of listening and love Dreamed I worshipped you there poised at the crux of prophecy law or future and past all around I perceived ourContinue reading “So They Kept the Matter to Themselves”

The Churches of St. Moses, St. Elijah and St. Jesus on the Mountain

The Churches of St. Moses, St. Elijah and St. Jesus on the Mountain Last Sunday after Epiphany – Transfiguration; Luke 9:28-43 It is upon the mountaintop that light transfigures features that we thought we knew, and we are dazzled seeing what’s beyond as past and future balance on that peak, and in that moment GodContinue reading “The Churches of St. Moses, St. Elijah and St. Jesus on the Mountain”

Lose and Find

Lose and Find (Song Lyrics to the Welsh tune Ar hyd y nos: All through the night) Pentecost 16, Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:27-38) 1. Lose the life that makes you smaller, scrambling for gain. Find the life that stretches taller, learning from pain. Take your cross and pray to bear it: God will find aContinue reading “Lose and Find”