In the Eucharist indeed, we are engaged in a different, but related kind of remembrance. As with 9/11 we are remembering a trauma, and we are striving to remember it well. For the crucifixion of Jesus is an act of terror that left the first witnesses traumatized—at least till Easter Day. And, whenever we gather at our Lord ’s table, his resurrection is made present to us in all its life-giving power.
We can find peace in prayer, or struggle to find peace through praying. Sometimes we long for words or ways to find our path, to have God’s comfort as we deal with tangles in our lives. Perhaps we should write out our thoughts, even trying our hand at the poetic form, our own psalms to ask for guidance.
She was really ramped up now, foaming at the mouth, leaking the huge extra heavy tears of anxiety. “But mom! Some people say left is right and right is left! How do you know you’re right?!”
Fundraisers, be they in churches, dioceses or non-profits, are strange birds
Millions of Americans are celebrating Labor Day this weekend: by taking an extra day off. This may seem paradoxical at first, but it’s not. Labor and rest ideally complement each other in a sacred balance. Labor can be good and life-giving, or the opposite. So too can the ways we rest.
“Much is made of the “d-o-g spelled backwards” thing. It’s sweet. It’s true in my experience. God, though, is so much more than a reverse metaphor for my beloved dog.”
Abolition is the moral imperative of our time. But for Christians, it’s more than that. Setting prisoners free is a proclamation of our hope that, as Jesus promises, the kingdom of God is already within us.
An episcopal Church in Toledo OH found common cause with an orchestra conductor and launched a music camp for Syrian refugee children
“Their stories make me a better person. They just need someone to look them in the eye and hear them as if they are the only person on the planet right then.”