An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
“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…
Read More Can I Get An “Amen”? – A Sermon On Luke 11:1-13
Proper 12 C - Luke 11:1-13 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” It would sure be a lot easier to hear and preach today’s gospel…
Read More Let Us Dare To Pray (And Not Just For What We Want) – A Sermon On Luke 11:1-13
“One of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’” (From Luke 11:1-13, Proper 12C.) As I recall my own life of prayer, prayers I have heard, and conversations I have had about prayer I can’t help but…
Read More Unanswered Prayer? A Sermon on Luke 11:1-13
The collect and readings for the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 12, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 11:1-13. He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to…
Read More Prayer: A To-Do List For God?
Interrupting the Silence 