Tag: Future
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A Vision For The Future – A Sermon On Isaiah 65:17-25
I suspect we’ve all had times in our lives when something happens and we know that that event is asking something of us. We know something needs to be done in response to what has happened. We want to do something, but we just don’t know what to do. For the last several months I… Read more
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Changing The Picture of Life – A Sermon On Luke 13:10-17
I suspect we’ve all seen before and after pictures; before and after the diet or workout plan, before and after a re-model, before and after a particular event or experience. If you looked at my before St. Philip’s pictures you’d see brown hair. And after, gray. That’s what today’s gospel (Luke 13:10-17) reminds me of.… Read more
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Interpreters Of The Present Time – A Sermon On Luke 12:49-56
“How is Uvalde?” How many of you have been asked that question? I have. I suspect it’s a conversation we’ve all had whether about Uvalde or another situation. It’s the obvious and natural thing to talk about after any kind of tragedy, trauma, or loss. That conversation takes place within families, among friends, between concerned citizens,… Read more
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If That’s What Faith Is Like … – A Sermon On Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
“By faith Abraham … set out [for a place], not knowing where he was going.” How’s your faith these days? I ask that question because there are events, times, and seasons in each of our lives when everything we thought we knew or believed is called into question. The narrative of our life has been… Read more
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Can I Get An “Amen”? – A Sermon On Luke 11:1-13
“Lord, teach us to pray,” one of the disciples asked Jesus in today’s gospel (Luke 11:1-13). I wonder what’s behind his request. When you reflect on your own life of prayer what do you imagine he’s really asking? In what ways might he be echoing our desire and struggle to pray? I wonder if something… Read more
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Living The Unbearable In Uvalde – A Sermon On John 16:12-15
Jesus said to the disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” When I read today’s gospel (John 16:12-15) about the unbearable and began preparing this sermon I thought to myself, This gospel is exactly what we need to hear. We are living the unbearable. I also… Read more
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Uvalde Weeps – A Sermon On Jeremiah 31:15-17
Have you seen the front page of today’s newspaper? It’s the first issue since the shooting. When I saw the front page this morning I said to myself, “That’s what I feel like.” Look at it. There’s a date, May 24, 2022, and empty darkness. Nothing else. There are no consoling words, no explanations, no… Read more
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Prayer For Uvalde – Lament And Hope, Light In The Darkness
The following liturgy will be prayed this evening, May 26, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. central time in person and online at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Uvalde, Texas. Officiant: Light and peace, in Jesus Christ our Lord.People: Thanks be to God. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word… Read more
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Evening Prayer For Uvalde
We will offer a service of Evening Prayer: Lament and Hope, Light in the Darkness on Thursday, May 26th, at 6:00 p.m. central time in person and online via the St. Philip’s Facebook page. All are welcome. Read more