In the prayer book there is an often neglected mid-day office for Holy Saturday, which is found on page 283 of the Book of Common Prayer. At Trinity, we usually have a small group of 8-12 gather in the chapel for this liturgy. After the Gospel, we read these Hymns for Holy Saturday, which come…
The mirror of Palm Sunday – sermon for Palm Sunday 2019
Spoiler alert. Jesus rises from the grave a few days later. Some of the women who were there tell the disciples. Jesus appears to many of his followers, filled with majestic and strange new power. He reassures them. He rises up out of their sight. The Holy Spirit falls down upon his followers, who begin…
Why the Cross?
The world has some wonderful religions. I enjoy learning about them and wondering at the beauty within each of them. I tried out a few of them when I was younger, and I tried out not being religious as well. Eventually, I became a Christian. Or more accurately, I returned to the baptism I received…
Confronting the cross – sermon for 5 Lent 2019
When Paul wrote to the christians of Philippi, he included this passage: I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Holy Week begins next week, with Palm Sunday. Holy…
You can’t hurry love – sermon for 4 Lent 2019
Jesus tells us a lot of parables. A parable is a kind of story, a kind of fable or myth, or perhaps an anecdote, or a little sketch of a fictional setting that reveals a basic truth. Or sometimes it doesn’t reveal a basic truth. We’re told in the scripture that his own disciples often…