Oh God, a new day dawns and how it needs your blessing.
Bless those who leap out of bed into the day
and those who move slowly with pain in their joints.
Bless the ones who jostle each other in crowded trains to find a seat
and those whose solitary commute is set to radio stations.
Bless the [...]
Archive for January, 2008
A Prayer For the Morning
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ministry New and Not So New
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have spent the last three days at a conference called “January Adventure” at Epworth Conference Center on St. Simon’s Island in Georgia. No, it was not like summer weather, so you do not have to be envious. In fact, we had only one day of sunshine; otherwise, the temps may have been warmer there [...]
Baptism of our Lord
Posted in Sermons on January 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Matthew 3:13-17
If you have had children, or if you’ve been around children when they are young, you have witnessed an interesting phenomenon—one which manifests itself in the following way. You—the adult—do or say something. Then later, you hear your exact words coming out of the mouth of this child. Or you see that child do [...]
Journey of the Magi
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Journey of the Magi
by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) [1]
“A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey; and such a long journey;
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter.”
And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory,
Lying down in the melting snow.
There were times we regretted
The summer palaces on slopes, [...]
Christmas (Almost) Past
Posted in Uncategorized on January 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Today is the 12th and final day of the Christmas season. Tomorrow, the Magi arrive, bringing the liturgical season of Epiphany with them. And so today, I decided to begin putting away the Nativity scene, my Willow Creek Christmas figures, the two antique-red Father Christmases, the beautiful little craft Christmas tree I’d bought several years [...]
Seventh Day of Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Some folks refer to this day as New Year’s Eve, and they will party hearty tonight. New Year’s Eve has never appealed to me. The whole business of going out to a party with strangers, dancing to a live band that plays so loudly you cannot possibly carry on a conversation is beyond me. And [...]
