How to be in the presence of Jesus
July 24, 2013
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by Deirdre Good Text: Beginning to Pray an experience with a Russian woman whom he visited in a nursing home before she died at the
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Busy work
July 23, 2013
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Reflection for Tuesday, July 23: the Rev. David Sellery serves as an Episcopal priest that seeks to proclaim the good news of God in Christ
Earth and all stars
July 21, 2013
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Every time I hear the opening lines of Psalm 98, I always think of the hymn “Earth and All Stars”–and, invariably, every time I mention that hymn, someone curbsides me and asks, “Isn’t that the hymn with the line about the loud, boiling test tubes?”
The Most Important Word in the Bible
July 21, 2013
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It’s summer, and I work at a church, so I’m getting a fairly incessant barrage of emails from church youth groups all over the country asking if we have any last-minute volunteer opportunities for their coming mission trips to San Francisco. Can fifteen or twenty of their teenagers come to our food pantry some Friday and work for us? Do we know about any other service opportunities, since they’ll be here for three days and would like to do something for the homeless, or the hungry, or people in need?
Prophetic women
July 20, 2013
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Commemoration of Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), Harriet Tubman (ca 1822-1913), Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1850-1902), Pioneers and prophets Readings: Psalm 146 Wisdom
Our Yay
July 18, 2013
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Communion was served and the post communion prayer recited. Then, just after the priest gave the blessing and we all said “Amen,” again, the little voice rose from the back of the church, “Yay!”
Vocation means being a human being
July 18, 2013
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… calling may be as simple, yet still important, as picking up a piece of trash when you see it, taking a shopping cart or two from the parking lot when you enter a grocery store, or doing the dishes while everyone else enjoys drinks and conversation
Call your next witness
July 17, 2013
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All of these words from the Psalm make for piercing commentary on the death of Trayvon Martin. The Psalmist touches on so many factors surrounding this unjust death: segregation and isolation in our neighborhoods, entrapment and weapons just waiting to go off, and misplaced fear and hatred.
Teach us to pray
July 16, 2013
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