This is our first Sunday in our yearly baptismal journey from Lent to Easter. We begin with Jesus’ call to forgive with faithfulness, perseverance, and generosity of Spirit. Even as we celebrate God’s Amazing Grace during Lent, we enter into reflection this penitential season.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023, Ash Wednesday
Grace is always a gift from God. It can never be earned or merited by us. Having grace – any grace, all grace, even the grace of creation and of our very being – comes from the hand of a “gracious and merciful” Lord.” ~ Amazing Grace: Devotions for Lent by Michael Hoy
Sunday, February 19th, 2023, Transfiguration Sunday
Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On a high mountain, Jesus is revealed as God’s beloved Son, echoing the words at his baptism. This vision of glory sustains us as Jesus faces his impending death in Jerusalem. […]
Sunday, February 12th, 2023, 6th Sunday After Epiphany
The Kingdom of Heaven is like … mustard seed which brings spice and shelter but is a weed. Yeast which enriches bread and food but makes it impure. Weeds and wheat growing in a field side by side. Today, we explore the pervasive, life-giving but very surprising Kingdom of Heaven.
Sunday, February 5th, 2023, 5th Sunday after Epiphany
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount continues with one of his most famous sayings, “Do unto others as you would have done to you.” Imagine if we slowed down enough to ask if our actions and words were living into this teaching of Jesus. Living into this simple wisdom could change the world and our lives; […]