Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Spiritual Poverty

  • Smelling the Fragrance of Beauty – A Sermon On John 12:1-8

    Smelling the Fragrance of Beauty – A Sermon On John 12:1-8

    I want to think with you today about poverty and that last line from today’s gospel (John 12:1-8) in which Jesus says, “You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” What do you make of that? Who are the poor Jesus is talking about? Whose faces do you see? Read more

  • The Treasury of Poverty – Mark 12:38-44

    The collect and readings for today can be found here. The appointed gospel is Mark 12:38-44. Teaching in the temple, Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of Read more