Today is Trinity Sunday. I am not going to try and offer you a comprehensible definition of the Trinity. The Trinity is a mystery that must be accepted by faith if one accepts it. What I do want to do is look at the development of our statements of faith, our creeds, and explain howContinue reading “Trinity Sunday 2022”
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Pentecost 2022
I am fascinated by words and their impact on society. So much so, that I have actually listened to two of Dr. John McWhorter’s lecture series on the history of language available through the Great Courses. Dr. McWhorter does not explain the development of language the same way as the book of Genesis does, butContinue reading “Pentecost 2022”
2 Lent 2022
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character,Continue reading “2 Lent 2022”
2 Epiphany 2022
Just a few weeks ago, Bp Jennifer was at Emmanuel and laid hands on N. and N.. As she laid hands on each of them she said “Strengthen, O Lord, your servant N. with your Holy Spirit; empower her for your service; and sustain her all the days of her life. Amen.” (BCP p.419) LastContinue reading “2 Epiphany 2022”
2 Pentecost 2021
Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:1 &2) This is the first commandant given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai. It is easy forContinue reading “2 Pentecost 2021”
Trinity Sunday 2021
What does God look like to you? In our Old Testament reading this morning, Isaiah is in the temple of Jerusalem where he has a vision of the veil between heaven and earth opening up and immediately above the temple sits the throne of God. This was a common belief at this time that heavenContinue reading “Trinity Sunday 2021”
Pentecost 2021
“When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place.” That statement, so simple, holds a world of meaning. Behind that statement is a 50-day roller-coaster ride that has changed their lives forever. In front of it is another long ride that will change the world forever. Pentecost is anContinue reading “Pentecost 2021”
Pentecost 2020
Good Morning. It is good to be back with you in person this morning and I hope being Pentecost, the day we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church, is a good sign that this will be for you a Spirit-filled new beginning as well. I could spend thisContinue reading “Pentecost 2020”
7 Easter 2020
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” 1 Peter 4:12 A couple of weeks ago, my sermon dealt with perspective. We all like to think that whatever difficulties we are facing are unique and worse thanContinue reading “7 Easter 2020”
6 Easter 2020
Have you ever noticed that scripture frequently draws our attention to the absolute necessities of life and connects us to the necessities of the spiritual life? Perhaps one of the reasons we fail to appreciate the importance of these spiritual necessities is that we have grown so accustomed to having the physical necessities that weContinue reading “6 Easter 2020”
The Rev. Beverly Patterson 