Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The word bless has many meanings depending on the subject that is blessing and the object that is being blessed. Its most familiar form means to invoke or confer divine favor upon. This is what we mean when God blesses us or when a person (often clergy) blesses...
Monday, September 28, 2020
The “fishers of men” image is a powerful and familiar one. It can also be one that puts the power and the gain into the fisherman’s hands: the net, the boat, the meal, all things that clearly empower the fisherman over the fish. When this is translated in English as...
Sunday, September 27, 2020
I can do a lot of things. But the will to do them can be harder to come by. I know how to work out, eat better, get organized, respond to emails, give frequent high-quality feedback. Sustaining the will to do things that are hard is…hard. Paul reminds us that the...
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Some days are worse than others. Things do not go well at work. We are at odds with someone we love. Our bodies fail.It’s easy for me to get stuck in a downward spiral on these days, full of resentment and regret. The hurt becomes all-encompassing, and it is nearly...
Friday, September 25, 2020
Sometimes, God offers me the opportunity to see things from a different perspective. I stopped kneeling to receive the eucharist. I had done this for years, harkening back to that beautiful Catholic response: “only say the word, and I shall be healed.” And then I got...
Thursday, September 24, 2020
From the Archives: June 19, 1953Forbes Robinson became the chaplain of Christ College, Cambridge, almost directly after his ordination. He wanted very much to be close to the lives of the undergraduates, and he followed them to their games a….(View this reading...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
I live in a mid-size city, and it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life. I rush here and there, busy thinking about work, buying groceries, and arriving at the gym before it gets too crowded. I see—but don’t always acknowledge—the trash in...
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Watch this beautiful video of the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center and then scroll below to make a donation today. SECC needs our financial support now more than ever. The Solomon Episcopal Conference Center is the premier retreat venue of the Episcopal Diocese of...
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Jesus calls us to forgive seven times seventy times. I often struggle to do it once. But God forgives by putting it all in perspective, remembering that his people are only flesh.I fail to put things in perspective, to acknowledge the truth of my family and...
Monday, September 21, 2020
How must Matthew have felt in this moment? Was Matthew embarrassed? Insulted? Perhaps even insulted on behalf of his guests? Admitting personal weaknesses is difficult. It makes us vulnerable. It is possible we will be ridiculed and ostracized, shown to be utterly...
