An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
Last Supper by James Tissot - Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons I don’t know what to make of or do with today’s gospel (John 13:21-32). It raises more questions for me than it…
Read More The Messiness Of Betrayal – A Sermon On John 13:21-32 For Wednesday In Holy Week
Here’s my question. In what ways have you been the betrayer? Whom have you betrayed? And how did that happen? “Very truly, I tell you,” Jesus said, “one of you will betray me.” Everyone at the table looked around wondering who it was. I wonder if they looked at themselves or just each other. I wonder if they looked at their own lives; their thoughts, words, and deeds; things done and left undone. I wonder if they were relieved when Jesus dipped the bread in the dish and gave it to Judas. Are you?
Wednesday in Holy Week - John 13:21-32 What comes to mind when you hear the name Judas? For most of us, I suspect, the first thing we think of is betrayal. Judas is the one who betrayed Jesus. Judas is…
Read More Judas, More Than A Betrayer? – A Sermon On John 13:21-32 For Wednesday In Holy Week
He was the one they had waited for. They had grown up hearing stories of his coming. Then one day he showed up and chose them to be his friends and students, to follow and learn. He took them new…
Read More “Lord, who is it?” A Sermon on John 13:21-32
The collect and readings for Wednesday in Holy Week may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 13:21-32. After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.”…
Read More A Sermon for Wednesday in Holy Week, John 13:21-32
Interrupting the Silence 