feasts of our lord – Mother A Writes

Show Up

Luke 2:22-40 Today, the 40th day after surviving childbirth, Mary brings her infant firstborn to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord and make an offering in thanksgiving for his birth and Mary’s safe delivery. Mary and Joseph are new, still figuring out the parenting thing and the marriage thing, but this is one thingContinue reading “Show Up”

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”

What To Do at the End of the World

Matthew 25:31-46 Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations about the end of the world. The pandemic, the once-in-a-generation cataclysms that are happening multiple times a year, the horrors of war and genocide all have us anxious, and grieving, and exhausted. A friend who lives and works in Jerusalem recently said to me “IContinue reading “What To Do at the End of the World”

Made For Each Other

Matthew 3:13-17 The sermon referenced here can be found in a recording here beginning at minute 38, given by the Reverend Patricia Lyons, DMin at the ordination to the priesthood of Cara Modisett and Samson Mamour in the Diocese of Southwestern VA. Praise God for their ministries! Yesterday I had the privilege of attending theContinue reading “Made For Each Other”

Where to Find Him

Luke 2:41-52 You’ll find that this sermon is a bit more casual (and shorter) than a typical Sunday sermon from me. This sermon was given to the people of Grace Massies Mill and St Mark’s Clifford via combined Zoom worship after some positive Covid-19 cases in our community led us to suspend in-person worship. ThanksContinue reading “Where to Find Him”

All We Have to do is Look

Luke 2:22-40 The following sermon was given on the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord at the Temple to the people of St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Anchorage KY on February 2nd, 2020, and to the community of the School of Theology in the Chapel of the Apostles on February 2nd, 2018. I thinkContinue reading “All We Have to do is Look”