acts of the apostles – Mother A Writes

Wearing Ministry

Hands that show signs of age feeding fabric through a sewing machine, taken from the perspective of someone looking over the shoulder of the textile worker

Acts 9:36-43 When I was newly ordained, a woman in my first parish died and I was to preside at her funeral. Instead of flowers, her children told me they would be bringing some things she had made to adorn the altar. She was a quilter, and an embroiderer, with an artist’s eye. The dayContinue reading “Wearing Ministry”

Changing Minds

A vibrantly colored painting of a man in the middle of falling from the back of a horse, looking up at a bright yellow figure of Jesus with arms outstretched as if on the cross

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) I am convinced that one of the hardest things to do in this world is change your mind. Something that might be even harder is admitting aloud that your belief or opinion has changed from what you once fervently professed. We are not rewarded for it, either socially or by our ownContinue reading “Changing Minds”