Holy Water

What is happening in baptism? Whose work is it?

Readings:Isaiah 43:1-7  Acts 8:14-17  Luke 3:15-17, 21-22  Psalm 29                                                                    

To see and understand

At the Epiphany, we celebrate that we have seen God's presence. But we are also called to tell what we have seen to the world.

READINGS:Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Psalm 72:1-7,10-14                                    

Christ manifest

We are invited, as Mary was, to make Christ manifest in the world and in our lives

Readings:Micah 5:2-5a Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-55 Canticle 15                  

I have heard the cries

In the midst of grief and loss, a voice cries out in the wilderness

Readings:Zephaniah 3:14-20 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Canticle 9           

In the Wilderness

Often, it is when we are in the wilderness; in the vulnerable and lonely parts of our lives, that God's voice comes most clearly to us.

Readings: Baruch 5:1-9  Philippians 1:3-11  Luke 3:1-6  Canticle 16

Allegiances

Jesus answers his accusers by saying that his kingdom is not of this world? What are we to make of this answer and what might it mean for our lives?

Readings:Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Psalm 93 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37                                      

Stay the course

Jesus reminds the disciples and us that the hope of the world rests on our willingness to not be distracted from the invitation of faith

Readings:Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm 16  Hebrews 10:11-25 Mark 13:1-8    

Stewardship!

Generosity and responsibility - what is Jesus trying to show us in the story of the widow's mite?

Readings: 1 Kings 17:8-16 Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:24-28

Mark 12:38-44 

Legacy of the saints

We are the fruit of the labors of the saints; but we are also the seed bearers for the faithful yet to come.

Readings:Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44       

image of dancing saints from St Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco

Blind Bartimaeus

Jesus' willingness and ability to work through us for the building of the kingdom of God is limited only by the boundary of our faith.

READINGS:Jeremiah 31:7-9  Psalm 126  Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52