There’s a thread running through today’s readings—a thread of endurance, of presence, of faithfulness in the midst of uncertainty. Whether it’s the exiles in Babylon, the psalmist praising through trials, Paul writing from prison, or a Samaritan leper returning to give thanks—each story invites us to ask: What does it mean to be faithful where…
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Today, on the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels—Michaelmas—we gather to remember the unseen messengers of God, the mighty ones who do God’s bidding, and the mysterious ways heaven touches earth. The lectionary gives us a rich tapestry: Jacob’s dream…
Beloved in Christ, today’s readings stretch across despair and promise, wealth and warning, exile and eternity. They ask us to look at the ground beneath our feet—whether it feels like prison, comfort, or the chasm between Lazarus and the rich man—and ask: What kind of hope do we plant here? Jeremiah is in prison. Jerusalem…
Before we begin, I invite you to name—silently or aloud—something in our world or community that breaks your heart…. Beloved in Christ, today’s readings bring us face to face with grief, with injustice, and with the uncomfortable truth that faithfulness is not always tidy. Jeremiah weeps. The psalmist pleads. Paul instructs. And Jesus tells a…
There’s a wind in Jeremiah today… Not a gentle breeze. Not a cleansing gust. It’s a scorching wind from the heights – a sandstorm, dry and fierce, sweeping through the land not to winnow or purify, but to judge. But God’s voice is not vindictive, it is anguished. Jeremiah’s words are not easy to hear….
There’s something holy about watching a potter at work. Hands covered in clay, eyes focused, the wheel spinning steadily. The potter leans in, not just to shape, but to listen. To feel the resistance. To respond to the imperfections. And when the vessel collapses or cracks, the potter doesn’t throw it away. The potter begins…
“Let mutual love continue.”That’s how the passage from Hebrews begins—not with doctrine, not with warning,but with a simple, urgent plea:Let love keep going. And then it unfolds—Welcome the stranger.Remember the imprisoned.Honor the marriage covenant.Live free from greed.Trust that Christ is the same—yesterday, today, forever. It’s not a checklist.It’s a way of being.A way of living…
Before you spoke a word,before you knew your name,God knew you.God formed you.God appointed you. Jeremiah protests—“I am only a boy.”But God does not call the qualified.God qualifies the called.And the call is not to comfort,but to courage.To speak.To uproot and to build.To name what binds and to proclaim what frees. In Luke’s gospel, Jesus…
Let me sing for my beloved, says Isaiah. A love song—for a vineyard. But this is no gentle ballad. It’s a lament. The vineyard, tenderly planted and carefully cultivated, yields only wild grapes. The soil was rich, the hedge secure, the watchtower ready. But the fruit? Sour. Unfit. And so the song turns: the hedge…
Today’s texts pulse with urgency. Isaiah opens with a rebuke wrapped in longing—“Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom… listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah.” These sharp words aren’t about geography—they’re about moral clarity. The prophet calls out hollow worship divorced from justice, burnt offerings unaccompanied by…
When Christ calls us to new life, it is not simply a shift in behavior. It is a resurrection.Paul writes to the Colossians: “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”But what does that mean in a world where the demands of life weigh heavy, where we’re measured…
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him…” (Colossians 2:6)“Lord, teach us to pray…” (Luke 11:1) We begin with two simple invitations. The first, from Paul, reminds us that the Christian life doesn’t end with belief—it begins there. We’re called to be rooted in Christ, built…
