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Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     This day has come to be called “Black Friday” because in these “Christmas sales” (that have little to do with Christmas) for the first time all year many retailers sell enough stuff to get out of the “red” and into the “black.” The phrase originated in… Continue reading Bright Friday

God, maker of the universe, who work moment by moment to sustain Creation, bless those who labor, who work for the weal of the world. For those whose unseen labor eases our lives may we always be mindful and grateful. For their diligence and pride in craft and faithful service we render thanks. For those… Continue reading A prayer for Labor Day

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. Yesterday was Mother Teresa’s birthday. We revere her memory as a great person, but as she continually said, we are not called to do great things; we are called to do ordinary things with great love. We marvel at her impact on the world, when the only power… Continue reading Kindness

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. … And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud filled the… Continue reading The bright darkness

                   August 6, 1945: the bombing of Hiroshima God of Mercy, forgive us. For our willingness for others to suffer for our sake, for our abuse of power, for our denial of our own capacity for evil, forgive us. Lord, have mercy. For all those whom we have hurt, willingly or unknowingly, for all those… Continue reading Prayer on August 6

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Once upon a time Nathan told king David about a rich man who robbed his poor neighbor. David was appropriately outraged. Then Nathan said, “You are that man.” Had David been King Henry VIII he would have beheaded Nathan. But David was willing to listen, partly… Continue reading “You are that man”

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love…. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one… Continue reading Love actually

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Jesus, prophet of justice, knows the wrath of the mighty. Jesus, lamb of God, hears them sharpening their knives, and chooses gentleness. Even with his death rising on the horizon, he gathers with his beloved to celebrate the Passover, the great feast of liberation, the celebration… Continue reading The song

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead and those who… Continue reading Occupy Jerusalem

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Among the untranslated words of our liturgy, Alleluia is dear. A word of love, a word of praise and joy, a word of gratitude for grace, a it can make a whole song all by itself. It’s a sweet, rich word. Of course, like all our… Continue reading Burying the alleluias