Feast of Pentecost 27 May, 2007
Acts 2:1-21
The first thing I want you all to do is to look up and around you. Look at these beautiful streamers that look like flames of fire. Welcome to Pentecost, the second most important feast of the Church![1] You probably thought Easter was first and Christmas was second, didn’t [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Posted in Sermons on May 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We Say Goodbye, and Then We Wait
Posted in Sermons on May 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Feast of the Ascension 20 May, 2007
Acts 1:1-11 Luke 24:44-53
“As they watched, he was taken up and disappeared in a cloud. They stood there, staring into the empty sky.”
We stand here today on Ascension Sunday, looking up at the bare feet of Jesus. Jesus leaves us and tells us to wait. Soon, he will do [...]
My Peace I Give to You
Posted in Sermons on May 14, 2007 | No Comments »
Easter 6, Yr C
Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.”
Pictures. Think about the pictures in your home—the ones on the desk in the living room. The ones that stretch down the hallway. The [...]
Strawberries
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2007 | No Comments »
It is May, and time for fresh strawberries. I bought strawberries yesterday, even though they are from California and not yet local. As I was enjoyed them on my cereal this morning, I remembered a poem that I’d read many years ago. It is one of those poems that is ageless, holy, and sensual on [...]
Of Singing Bowls and Prayer
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
During the season of Lent, we made use of intentional silence in our worship at St. David’s. We kept some silence just before the Collect of the Day and before the Confession. We kept a much longer silence after the Sermon. And although I was not aware of it at the time, our seminarian told [...]
