Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Yes, we just heard the Magnificat twice – reading it together as the Canticle and then hearing it as a part of the Gospel. This scripture, oddly enough, is the focus of an opinion piece in…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Nothing says 9 days till Christmas quite like John the Baptist’s proclamation, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” and the dire warnings that follow. J I…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Read again with me the final sentence from today’s Gospel reading from Luke – Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every hill shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Everything has changed again – we’re now surrounded by blue! Happy New Year everyone, as we begin the season of Advent today. Every year as we enter Advent, I am struck by how counter-cultural a…