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      Don’t sell yourself out to be used as a weapon of injustice,         but—mindful that you have been brought from death to life—         make yourself available to God as an instrument of justice.                   —Romans 6.2 Holy One, you see throughmy pretense of independence,my illusion of control.It’s my human nature to be a slave:bound up by my desires,controlled by… Continue reading Servant

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     God created the earth and called it good (Gen. 1); therefor we honor it. God gave us the gift of Creation for our sustenance (Gen. 1.29); therefore we receive God’s gift with mindfulness, with praise and thanksgiving. Creation is a form of the Word of God—“The… Continue reading Earth Day

                    Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”         For all those who offer hospitality,         who give of themselves,         who offer love in the midst of evil, we pray: Lord have mercy. He said to his… Continue reading Passion prayer

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     In the woods this morning it was balmy. Snow has melted into pools lying in the low places. New birdsongs are strung like bunting among the trees. I saw one little shrub with the first tiny green leaves of spring. A couple of crocuses and daffodils… Continue reading Holy Week

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                    This is my Son, the Beloved;          with him I am well pleased;          listen to him!                   —Matthew 17.5 Jesus shows us the way of the cross, but we back away. We’re afraid of the loss and pain, the sacrifice, the many forms of death involved in the way… Continue reading Listen to him

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                    Do not resist an evildoer.          If anyone strikes you on the right cheek,                   turn the other also;          and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat,                   give your cloak as well;          and if anyone forces you to go one mile,                   go also the second mile.… Continue reading The other cheek

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                    Love your enemies                   and pray for those who persecute you.          If you love those who love you, what reward do you have?                   Do not even the tax collectors do the same?                            —Matthew 5.44, 46 We’re afraid to be nonviolent partly because we can’t be sure of the… Continue reading A different world

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                    I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.          Choose life so that you and your descendants may live.                   —Deuteronomy 30.19 It’s not a game show with two doors, a test with a right and a wrong answer. There’s no reward or punishment. It’s life,… Continue reading Choose life

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Martin, Lamb of God, laid down with lions, had a dream for us all. Don’t weep for him in his death, or mourn him in his absence: he is with us still, freed now from his little place, still praying, preaching, marching, in everyone who cries… Continue reading martin

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                    “You are my Own, my Beloved,          with whom I am well pleased.” This is as unalterable as the heavens: you are God’s Beloved, God’s own. Nothing you do or fail can change that.          I will tell of the decree of the Lord,          who said to me, “You… Continue reading Baptismal promise