All Meditations
Forgiveness
Many years ago, a little boy knelt at an altar rail in church. He was about seven. Kneeling there, he heard a voice. It said, “You are forgiven.” He then went to coffee hour expecting everything to be different but no one else seemed to ...
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Forgiven
posted on Sep 18, 2017Many years ago, a little boy knelt at an altar rail in church. He was about seven. Kneeling there, he heard a voice. It said, “You are forgiven.” He then went to coffee hour expecting everything to be different but no one else seemed to ...
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Stress / Powerlessness / Anxiety
When my oldest son Luke was a little boy, about two or so, we went to a friend’s house for a picnic. They had a basketball hoop and Luke was hooked. He wanted to get the big basketball through the hoop. Of course, the ball was about half his ...
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Riding Out the Storm and Caring for Folks
posted on Sep 12, 2017When my oldest son Luke was a little boy, about two or so, we went to a friend’s house for a picnic. They had a basketball hoop and Luke was hooked. He wanted to get the big basketball through the hoop. Of course, the ball was about half his ...
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Being Afraid
My husband and I have adopted another son. He is already 18 years old. He is tall, handsome and he is black. Raised by a single mom, Demaj and his mom got to know us when he was just in third grade and played football with our oldest son Luke. O...
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Telling Your Story, Telling My Story
posted on Aug 29, 2017My husband and I have adopted another son. He is already 18 years old. He is tall, handsome and he is black. Raised by a single mom, Demaj and his mom got to know us when he was just in third grade and played football with our oldest son Luke. O...
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In Awe of God at the Eclipse
posted on Aug 19, 2017For this fragile earth, our island home…Prayer C at the Eucharist, Book of Common Prayer Dear People of God, On Monday August 21st, we will witness a solar eclipse the likes of which has not been seen for almost one hundred years. As a ...
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Anxiety / Being Afraid / Stress
There are no springs in Dothan, in what today is the Palestinian Authority. No springs in a dry land so people were forced to dig pits for water, to dig deeper and deeper until they found it. Joseph was thrown into such a pit.He was so naïve! T...
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Walking on Water
posted on Aug 15, 2017There are no springs in Dothan, in what today is the Palestinian Authority. No springs in a dry land so people were forced to dig pits for water, to dig deeper and deeper until they found it. Joseph was thrown into such a pit.He was so naïve! T...
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Miracles
Moses talks to God. He just climbs a mountain and speaks to the Almighty. Wow. Just wow. And the conversations that Moses has with God change the face of this planet. They give rise to the Ten Commandments, to a new kind of civilization, to t...
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The Extraordinary
posted on Aug 14, 2017Moses talks to God. He just climbs a mountain and speaks to the Almighty. Wow. Just wow. And the conversations that Moses has with God change the face of this planet. They give rise to the Ten Commandments, to a new kind of civilization, to t...
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Easter / Love
Mary Magdalene loved Jesus. When he died, her heart was broken. It is vital to begin contemplation of the resurrection by realizing that Jesus appeared to those who loved him. Jesus did not appear to Pilate or Judas. Jesus did not appear to...
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The Lesson of Mary Magdalene: It's Love That Brings Us Closer to God
posted on Jul 28, 2017Mary Magdalene loved Jesus. When he died, her heart was broken. It is vital to begin contemplation of the resurrection by realizing that Jesus appeared to those who loved him. Jesus did not appear to Pilate or Judas. Jesus did not appear to...
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Being Afraid
When Jesus appeared to the disciples in the Gospel of Luke, he appeared so suddenly that he scared them half to death. Instead of knocking on the door, or walking in like a normal human being, Jesus just pops in. He seemed to have forgotten abou...
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Eating Together
posted on Jul 26, 2017When Jesus appeared to the disciples in the Gospel of Luke, he appeared so suddenly that he scared them half to death. Instead of knocking on the door, or walking in like a normal human being, Jesus just pops in. He seemed to have forgotten abou...
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Anxiety / Stress
John the Evangelist, the writer of the gospel, begins the story today with these words… It was on that day You know, THAT day. Do you have a THAT day. The day that comes to mind when you think of the day that changed the course of your life....
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Peace - I GOT THIS
posted on May 5, 2017John the Evangelist, the writer of the gospel, begins the story today with these words… It was on that day You know, THAT day. Do you have a THAT day. The day that comes to mind when you think of the day that changed the course of your life....
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Easter
For centuries, churches all over the world have observed the season of Lent. Immediately after his baptism, Jesus walked out into the desert for forty days and fasted and prayed. So we too fast, pray, and take on some special discipline during...
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The Great 50 Days
posted on Apr 18, 2017For centuries, churches all over the world have observed the season of Lent. Immediately after his baptism, Jesus walked out into the desert for forty days and fasted and prayed. So we too fast, pray, and take on some special discipline during...
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Saint Thomas
Saint Andrew
The Feast of All Saints
St. Michael and All Angels