Lenten Reflections
Time to Act and Time to Wait: Lenten Meditation, 3/23/2013
Acts 17:22-31 By: Rachel Jones Saying someone has the spiritual gift of discernment is a short way of saying that they are good at helping people make hard decisions and […]
The Gift of Discernment: Lenten Meditation, 3/22/2013
Matthew 13:47-52 By: Zack Nyein As a newly-minted postulant for the priesthood in The Episcopal Church, the word “discernment” carries a lot of baggage. I think about the discernment process, my […]
A Sword Shall Pierce Your Own Soul: Lenten Meditation, 3/21/2013
Luke 2:25–35 By: Jessie Vedanti Simeon, a man whose only credentials were his piety, was ready to face death knowing God had provided a savior. The Holy Spirit rested on […]
Just Downstairs: Lenten Meditation, 3/20/2013
By: Callie Swanlund When I was little, I remember waking up one Saturday morning and – before I was even fully awake – knowing what I would find downstairs. I knew that […]
Redeemed by Faith: Lenten Meditation, 3/19/2013
Romans 4:13-18 By: Hershey Mallette “For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness […]
Passing Peace: Lenten Meditation, 3/18/2013
Psalm 122 By: Grace Flint I grew up in a non-denominational church where anything liturgical was considered insincere. Instead of exchanging the peace, we were instructed to introduce ourselves to […]
Pressing On: Lenten Meditation, 3/17/2013
Philippians 3:4b-14 By: Jason Sierra “I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) As a teenager I read Paul’s […]
Our Straying Hearts: Lenten Meditation, 3/16/2013
John 7:37-52 By: Adam Pike In our gospel reading for today, we hear Jesus make an invitation: Drink of the living waters. Never again experience thirst. Surely this is intriguing, […]
For They Reasoned Unsoundly: Lenten Meditation, 3/15/2013
Wisdom 2:1a, 12-24 By: Jamie Osborne Lent is a serious time in the church year, but it is also a beautiful time. This season of reflection on death and sin […]
What Freedom is For: Lenten Meditation, 3/14/2013
Exodus 32:7–14 By: Jonathan Melton I cannot read this passage from Exodus without thinking of Mooby the Cow, a fictional and Mickey Mouse-like pop culture icon in the hilariously appalling […]