An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
Trinity Sunday, Year A: Matthew 28:16-20 “They worshipped him; but some doubted” (Matthew 28:17). That’s not a bad place to begin a sermon on Trinity Sunday. That little phrase from today’s gospel (Matthew 28:16-20) seems to me an authentic and…
Read More We Worship and We Doubt – A Trinity Sunday Sermon on Matthew 28:16-20
John 16:12-15, Feast of the Holy Trinity “Jesus said to the disciples, ‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now’” (John 16:12). When I hear Jesus talking about the unbearable things of life…
Read More Bearing the Unbearable – A Sermon on John 16:12-15 for the Feast of the Holy Trinity
What I am about to tell you may sound a bit strange. It might even sound as if I am being unfaithful and inappropriate, especially today, the Feast of the Holy Trinity. I think it’s important, however, even necessary. Ready?…
Read More Stop Thinking About God – A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity
The collect and readings for the Feast of the Holy Trinity may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 28:16-20. The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him,…
Read More The Choreography of Love – A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Matthew 28:16-20
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep…
Read More The Holy Trinity – A Strange and Paradoxical Diversity-in-Unity and Unity-in-Diversity
The collect and readings for today, the Feast of the Holy Trinity, may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 16:12-15. Jesus said to his disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear…
Read More Life, Love, and Dancing – A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, John 16:12-15
Interrupting the Silence 