Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, February 9, 2020 Lectionary A Isaiah 58:1-9a, [9b-12] 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, [13-16] Matthew 5:13-20 Psalm 112:1-9, (10) “Light of the World, Salt of the Earth,” the theme of the 2020 Diocesan Convention is reflected in today’s gospel reading. But what does that mean in the life of today’s Christian? Perhaps,…
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Third Sunday After Epiphany Sunday, January 26, 2020 Lectionary A Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 We live in a crazy world right now—not only what’s happening in the United States, but across the world. And when we read in Scripture about wars, famine, pestilence and earthquakes (see Luke 21:5-19) the…
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Second Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, January 19, 2020 Lectionary A Isaiah 49:1-7 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 Psalm 40:1-12 ¡Mira! Is one of the most useful verbs in Spanish whenever you want to get someone’s attention. “Look” or “Behold” instantly causes heads to move, eyes to fixate, and focuses hearing. It functions the same in Spanish as in…
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First Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, January 5, 2020 Lectionary A Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Psalm 29 Imagine how John felt. The moment Jesus approached the water, his heart skipped a beat. No, it’s not supposed to be this way! This was the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the…
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Second Sunday after Christmas Sunday, January 5, 2020 Lectionary A Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 or Luke 2:41-52 or Matthew 2:1-12 Psalm 84 or 84:1-8 Personalize this prayer inserting someone’s name wherever you see the word “you”. May God give us hearts that look outward to others He places in our path. Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Blessed be…
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First Sunday after Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2019 Lectionary A Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 The celebration of Christ’s coming as a child has put something within us that longs for the coming of the Christ in us. And if that is true, amidst all that we know and all that…
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Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 22, 2019 Lectionary A Matthew 1:18-25 “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” These are the words that the Lord spoke through the prophet Isaiah to King Ahaz, king of Judah when Jerusalem was threatened…
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Sunday, Dec. 15 Third Sunday of Advent Year A Isaiah 35:1-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Psalm 146:4-9 The lesson chosen for the third Sunday of Advent, finds John the Baptist in prison and curious about what he is hearing about the teachings of the Messiah. The one whose coming he foretold and of whom…
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Sunday, Dec. 8 Second Sunday of Advent Year A Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Children are great teachers. I have four between the ages of 7 to 14. As you might imagine, this time of year is quite exciting. The children are bustling with joy. As much as I might like…
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On Nov. 26, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (HTEA), Melbourne, held its biggest outreach of the year: the Thanksgiving Ingathering and Basket Blessing. The event took place at both campuses during chapel. For 29 years, HTEA has conducted this outreach of food and supplies to provide families in need around the Space Coast with a plentiful…
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