An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
"The Wedding at Cana" by Lawrence OP is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 What are you whining about these days? I’m not asking that question to condemn, criticize, or judge anyone. It’s a serious question that I want us to take seriously. I’m asking…
Read More What Are You Whining About? – A Sermon On John 2:1-11
I don’t know if Jesus literally and physically turned water into wine. But then I don’t think that’s the point of today’s gospel. I don’t think this gospel is ultimately about turning water into wine. It’s about calling forth life where there is none. It’s about transformation. It’s about living a new life.
A day comes when the wine gives out. Our glasses will be empty; the party will be over. Life will seem empty and dry—no vibrancy or vitality, nothing growing or fermenting within us.
“They have no wine.” With those words Mary speaks a truth about our lives, a truth that at some point we all experience. There comes a day when the wine gives out. The glass is empty. The party is over.…
Read More Wine Time, A Sermon on John 2:1-11
The readings and collect for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. Isaiah 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like…
Read More A Wedding at Cana, An Earthquake in Haiti
Interrupting the Silence 