Hope – The Rev. Beverly Patterson

2 Advent 2022

It is about 700 BC. The magnificent tree called Israel that had sprung from the root of Jesse, father of King David is dying. Civil war has split the tree like a bolt of lightning and the Assyrian invaders have hacked down the larger half, cut it into a thousand pieces and scattered it toContinue reading “2 Advent 2022”

7 Easter 2022

There is so much fear, grief, anger and frustration going on right now and I confess that I don’t have the answers to make it stop. The last school shooting hit close to home for me. I was born one town over and the Episcopal priest in Uvalde is a dear friend of mine. OthersContinue reading “7 Easter 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”

Advent 1 2021

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. (T.S. Eliot Little Gidding sec. V) And so is Advent. Advent is a new beginning, a new liturgical year, a new gospel to explore, the anticipation of the birthContinue reading “Advent 1 2021”

20 Pentecost 2021

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? These poignant words from the Psalmist, later spoke by Jesus on the cross and even what John of the Cross called the “Dark Night of the Soul” are affirmation of relationship. We don’t miss people of whom we have no knowledge, and the more someone’sContinue reading “20 Pentecost 2021”

1 Advent 2020

There is a popular old film, often shown at this time of the year called “Meet Me in St. Louis.” It tells of the ups and downs of a middle-class family. Toward the end of the movie, the father decides, just before Christmas, that it is in the best interest of the family to moveContinue reading “1 Advent 2020”