I hear, strangely far away, the alarm, still shrill. It reminds me of myself, demanding attention, seeking juice for my tired spirit, new life for my depleted soul. It reminds me of this prayer.
“I show up day after day trusting that God will do more with me than I can ever imagine or dare to believe. This is the beauty of God’s call in our lives. We are all called as God’s beloved children, and in that truth, we can rest knowing that God is with us.”
Increasingly, cathedrals are employing light shows to draw the not-necessarily-religious into sacred space. Washington National Cathedral is one of many.
“The choice we Christians face this Lent is to confront the heritage from the past and its impact or to be silent. For the faithful who have heard over many years the Passion according to John, it can be heard differently this Good Friday. To the seeker who might hear this narrative rarely or even for the first time in our church, what must we say? What will we choose to say— in writing?”
“And I rest in faith of God’s grace and abundant love. But I am fragile and vulnerable. And I still wrestle with a wasted life. And all the things the psalmist said. The ups and downs of our life with God, our life in Christ. And I am seeking again in the Psalms the range of life’s emotions: fears, joys, pains, sins, angers, return to God. All of these are in the Psalms.”
Looking at the impact on our lives today of Jesus’ teaching on the Law from the Sermon on the Mount
Thirteen church leaders, including Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church, have issued an open letter criticizing administration policies they believe will increase poverty.
“We were made and set here, the writer Annie Dillard once wrote, “to give voice to our astonishments.”
Jon and Lisa talk about the choice God offers to thrive or to wither; to walk in the way of the Lord or to stumble on our own pathway
Special guest Dr Wil Gafney joins to talk about St Mary of Egypt