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”
Category Archives: epiphany
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”
For Love’s Sake
Luke 9:28-36, [37-43a] For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved one particular prayer in the prayerbook more than any other. It is found in the Compline liturgy, prayers for the close of the day, which was prayed before bedtime every night at my summer camp growing up and at the end of everyContinue reading “For Love’s Sake”
Staying Soft-hearted
Genesis 45:3-11, 15 & Luke 6:27-38 Some authors claim that the teaching to love our enemies is the only entirely original and unique teaching of Jesus. These scholars point out that nearly everything else Jesus teaches can be found in the writings of the Old Testament, and much of the same teachings can be foundContinue reading “Staying Soft-hearted”
The Trust of (Angel) Trees
Jeremiah 17:5-10 Tomorrow is the 6th anniversary of my ordination as a deacon in the Church, and as I’ve been reflecting on the past 6 years something has struck me. I have served nearly my entire ordained ministry in “unprecedented times.” Plague, violence around the world, multiple contentious election cycles, an awakening to a newContinue reading “The Trust of (Angel) Trees”
A Day in the Life
Mark 1:29-39 There are some days when I feel especially grateful to the hundreds and thousands of people who contributed to the composition and preservation of the Scriptures. Today, as we read this passage from Mark, is one of those days. A lot of people over two thousand years and many continents made it possibleContinue reading “A Day in the Life”
Expansive Love
This sermon was preached on the Occasion of the baptism of twin boys, and speaks more to that momentous occasion than to any specific lections. The Propers for the day were Epiphany 2, Year B. While I was on my pilgrimage this past fall, the last site we visited was also my favorite. It wasContinue reading “Expansive Love”
The Fourth Birth Narrative
Mark 1:4-11 For a long time, I believed there was only one story of Jesus’s birth- the one with the small town and the manger and the angels and shepherds and wise men. Then I learned that there were two- one had the wise men, one didn’t. Then I studied the four Gospels for yearsContinue reading “The Fourth Birth Narrative”
Mother A Writes 