…the resounding echo of the music of the heavens lingered in my ear as it never had to me before, a low susurration resident in the beautiful stillness of the amethyst light that lay over us like a mantle.
From ENS: “Mobile County 13th Judicial District Judge Ben Brooks said in his Aug. 22 decision that Alabama was not the proper place for Sauls to bring such a suit.
“The former chief operating officer said that because the Episcopal Church is present in Alabama, he ought to be able to file suit there. The church had argued that the case did not belong in the Alabama courts but, instead, in New York where Sauls was based.”
“He also knew from his theological training that veterans needed the sacramental structure of penance and reconciliation — even if their faith was destroyed.”
The bishop, Mark Bourlakas, Episcopal bishop for Southwestern Virginia, has made clear that the Lee name is a distraction from sharing the gospel and is heading to Lexington in the next week or two to push the issue.
The solar eclipse may have lasted only a few short minutes at its peak, but those in the “zone of totality” yesterday were making the most of it.
We’re doers and helpers and pastors. It comes naturally to us. It’s easy. It’s what we do. What’s not easy is being on the receiving end of such gifts. What’s not easy is simply receiving.
Claire Galofaro reports for the AP from Aberdeen, Washington about a region drowning in despair, and an Episcopal priest ministering on the street: The Rev.
The Anglican church in southern Africa continues to struggle with the issue of marriage equality. This weekend, at the synod meeting of the Diocese of Cape Town, a motion on the issue was tabled.
Jesus and his disciples are once again continuing on their journey.
There are times when we must simply decide we can no longer “take it” and it is at those time when mindfulness says “OK. Act. Speak. But be gentle when they notice and attack, for what you are about to say is true, but it will threaten them, so brace for impact.”