Tag Archives: Advent
From Fear to Awe (RELĀT on Dec 18)
In the second portion of Luke’s rendering of the nativity story (Luke 2.8-20), the shepherds’ emotions are radically transformed from fear to awe; fear of the divine manifestations they witnessed in the night skies, and awe of the Christ child … Continue reading
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Unto Us a Child Is Born (Dec 11 in RELĀT)
It has been said that in the birth of the Christ child we find our own. This being true, there is a place for each of us in the nativity scene that we will reflect on this Sunday. The scene … Continue reading
A Visit Revisited (Dec 4 in RELĀT)
This week we will continue our discussion of Mary’s Annunciation, based on the work of artist John August Swanson. Our worship will be based on the following collection of poetry and reflection: Mary, Nazareth girl: What did you know of … Continue reading
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Advent; a Season of Hope
Hope is a wonderful thing! Never satisfied to embrace empty wishes for something that could be or something that might be, hope melds longing with expectation and dares to wait confidently for its heart’s desire. And this type of courageous … Continue reading
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Passing the Peace
Each Sunday in worship, Bo greets and welcomes us, shares a joke (usually bad!), gives us the OPCC News Flash, and invites us to “greet one another with the peace of Christ.” Growing up, I remember this being called “passing the … Continue reading
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Advent: The Great Wait
We do this every year. We fight the Black Friday marketing bombardment, the holiday “to do” lists, and the frenzied cacophony that is Christmas preparation, all the while trying to snatch pieces of sanity and minutes of peace from our … Continue reading
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Hallelujah (Light Has Come)
As we go into this week of Thanksgiving we are being bombarded with images of shopping and greed. Black Friday advertisements are all over the television, radio, print media and online. We are quickly approaching the season of Advent and … Continue reading
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Kneeling In Bethlehem
The following is an edited version from my personal blog from July 28th. It is skewed for our current parishioners, but an interesting read, I think! Our God is the One who comes to us in a burning bush, … Continue reading
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