“In short, I realized that I could also kneel in an attitude of playfulness and joy. The action of kneeling did not have to be solely one of penitence and sorrow, it could also be full an act of that deep joy and awe that can cause me to cry tears of happiness.”
“People live such precarious lives already and there’s very little safety net so when something like this happens, the level of destruction is so much worse than it is for us here. People are living on the edge. Five days later, people are still living on rooftops waiting to be rescued,” stated the Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering, Bishop Provisional of Lexington and former Bishop of Niassa (Mozambique).
“This is a common thread through the Gospels: no one can serve two masters, so we need to figure out who and what is most important to us. We need to count up the cost of discipleship and either commit all the way or do something else with our lives.”
When the night sky, or an unfamiliar crowd, stretch out so as to make me shrink with smallness by their magnitude I find God still, distilled into a still, small voice in the centre of my senses.
Brexit-Preparation materials published by the Church in Wales include the advice, “Make it clear you are aware of and will not tolerate hate crime.”
When the Little Thrift Store of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Dunedin, Florida received an ornate pearl collar necklace, it reminded the volunteer staff of the Episcopal Church Women ministry of someone.
“I can’t help but wonder what each person is holding as they walk to church.”
Trinity Episcopal Church-on-the-Green in New Haven, Connecticut is hosting a Lenten series titled “Trauma and Grace.” This past Sunday, the featured speaker was Anthony Campbell,
“As the Cross will lead to the Resurrection. We are called to turn, exposing ourselves to the unpleasant, often very painful, vulnerability of our flawed and messy lives. We are called to accept God’s love and mercy.”
What does Jesus’ lament have to say to our world today?