Matthew 21:1-11 While I was away for my second residency of my fellowship, another fellow invited anyone who was interested to come with him into town for coffee and a change of scenery during one of our longer breaks. A few of us took him up on it, and we enjoyed a sunny stroll throughContinue reading “A Triumph of Jennies”
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The Unexpected Main Character
John 9:1-41 For the last two weeks, we have been granted the opportunity to be a fly on the wall of two private conversations between Jesus and two very different individuals. Nicodemus, the well-respected Jewish community leader, comes to Jesus in the night. Photine, the woman at the well in Samaria with a painful andContinue reading “The Unexpected Main Character”
In the Light of Day
John 4:5-42 Last week, we met Jesus in the night with Nicodemus, a man who was not yet ready to encounter the truth in the light of day. This week, we meet Jesus at high noon, the sun blazing down from above. The teacher is tired and hot and thirsty, so he stops to restContinue reading “In the Light of Day”
Gazing in the Dark
John 3:1-17 Since Ben and I moved to Virginia, there has been at least one exceptional meteorological or astronomical event per year visible from this area. The aurora borealis, the northern lights, have shown themselves multiple times. There has been a near total solar eclipse, which I remember particularly well because I was blessing completedContinue reading “Gazing in the Dark”
Who We Truly Are
Matthew 4:1-11 This sermon references two litanies; the Litany of Penitence beginning on page 267 of the Book of Common Prayer and the Great Litany on page 148 in the same book. Both are very appropriate devotional practices for personal use any time in the Lenten season. In nearly every Episcopal Church, Lent begins withContinue reading “Who We Truly Are”
Rend Your Heart
Joel 2:1-2,12-17 This world will break your heart if you let it. There is so much to grieve, so much to fear, so much to run from. Most of us, most of the time, are numb to some or all of it. Sometimes, the numbness is the only way to keep going, to keep fromContinue reading “Rend Your Heart”
Dazzling Humanity
Matthew 17:1-9 In many of the traditional icons that depict the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountaintop, the poor disciples are either face down on the ground or laid out on their stomachs or backs with looks of pure panic on their faces. The juxtaposition of serene Jesus, Moses, and Elijah with freaked out Peter,Continue reading “Dazzling Humanity”
Repairers of the Breach
Isaiah 58:1-12 The photo associated with this post was taken by my father, William N Caudill, at the Minneapolis memorial the community has constructed at the site of Renee Good’s killing at the hands of an ICE agent. The photos were taken on 1/12/26, prior to the killing of Alex Pretti. The protest songs referencedContinue reading “Repairers of the Breach”
Prophetic Pointing
John 1:29-42 Tomorrow, our nation remembers the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. His work in the civil rights movement, as well as his dedication to nonviolent direct action, are lauded today by the majority of the people in this country today. But it has not always been this way. At the time of hisContinue reading “Prophetic Pointing”
For All People
Matthew 2:1-12 When I was a teenager, I was cast one year as one of the three wise men along with two of my classmates. We had all aged out of being sheep and shepherds and angels, and we weren’t quite old enough yet to play Mary or Joseph or the angel Gabriel, although byContinue reading “For All People”
Mother A Writes 