Emily Leckie

All Saints Sunday celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord’s table we gather […]

Holy One of Israel, King David worked hard to return the Ark of the Covenant to Israel so that the people could honor you in your house of worship. Receive our praise in this house of worship, as we rejoice in your presence. Amen.

Ruth, a woman and a foreigner in a time of patriarchy and nationalism, is put forth as a pinnacle example of faithfulness and devotion to both the people of Israel through Naomi and to God because of Naomi. This foreign woman then becomes the one through whom God works to restore grieving Naomi and becomes […]

Freed from slavery, the people of Israel are invited to commit to living in covenantal relationship with God throughout the generations. Rather than inviting enfettered freedom, this relationship is marked by boundaries and expectations meant to allow the whole community to thrive. We too, living in full relationship with God, are called to obedience to […]

When faced with the unusual presence of an unconsumed burning bush, Moses has the curiosity and wisdom to turn aside to explore it further. This act of turning aside led God to call him to the task of being God’s messenger of salvation to the enslaved Hebrews in Egypt. When have we turned aside to […]