“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” We jump around a bit in Luke during Advent. Last week John the Baptist was an adultContinue reading “4 Advent 2021”
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3 Advent 2021
“Sing aloud…rejoice and exult” (Zephaniah 3: 14-15). “Surely it is God who saves us.” (Isaiah 12:2). “Rejoice in the Lord always.” (Philippians 4:4) “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” (Luke 3:7) What? This morning’s readings sound a bit like one of those SAT questions, “Which of theContinue reading “3 Advent 2021”
4 Epiphany 2021
“I know who you are, the Holy One of God.” (Mark 1:24) Today’s Gospel reading begs the question, “Who is Jesus?” and beyond that “Who is Jesus, to me?” When I read current articles about or by the Church, I find all sorts of information about what we are doing or what needs to beContinue reading “4 Epiphany 2021”
The Rev. Beverly Patterson 