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The Wounds of Christ
Thomas said, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” A week later…Jesus came and stood among them and...
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To Be A Companion
Today we celebrate a saint who–although a leader of the early Christian church, considered a prophet to the fledgling church in Jerusalem, even perhaps the author of one or more of the epistles–is...
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God with Us
Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a...
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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Tomorrow, the church celebrates the life of St. Antony, Abbot in Egypt. Antony is a strange and challenging figure, one who makes it clear just how “different” some of the saints were from what we’d...
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The witnesses
Many years ago, I went to an exhibit at the Yale Center for British Art. The featured artist was Paula Rego, and the show centered on a large, disturbing painting of people jumbled together in a room...
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Cod: A Parable of Priorities
The Battle of the Cod is back. Each year, the fisheries managers and fishermen struggle to determine the size of the allowable cod catch. The backdrop, of course, is that cod have been severely...
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Getting theah from heah
Monday afternoon dawned clear and cold, so I made my way to Great Falls Park. Just as I was setting out upon the trail, a man hailed me and ran to catch up with me. Pointing across the river to the...
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I am not ashamed of the Gospel
I am not ashamed of the Gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith…for in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith. (Rom 1:16-17) Last weekend, I...
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White Smoke
This afternoon, I was meeting with a parishioner when my computer began to chirp and squawk and cheer. Much disturbed, I went to the monitor, to find that it was the website of theWashington Post,...
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Gathering of Shadows
Jesus said, “The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light,...
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Jesus the Man
A couple weeks ago, I was reading Nora Gallagher’s new book, Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic, which describes the faith crisis Gallagher went through while undergoing treatment for a mysterious...
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A Pastoral Word for the Imperfect
Without doubt yesterday (Father’s Day) was a day of mixed blessings. For every family that experienced a glorious day of togetherness there were throngs of us who muddled through the day with a sense...
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Ruminants All
As you read this, I will be off on summer vacation, a much-needed rest after a challenging year. I have planned for myself a time and space that will, I think, allow me to reflect, to rest, to get out...
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Patience and Perfection
After church yesterday I had a delightful talk with a parishioner. The conversation was related to one of the questions I raised when preaching: “Why does Jesus seem to be so demanding in regard to...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
As some of you know, I have just returned from walking a portion of the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrim route (or, more accurately, routes) that lead to Santiago de Compostella, which is...
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Unsettled
Today my mother is moving out of my childhood home. After forty-one years, that place holds a lot of memories for me: the stream I used to play in, the window seat in which I would read, the crazy...
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Greeting the morning
Each morning, somewhere around six o’clock, I climb into my deep chair and begin to speak the words of Morning Prayer. I have been doing this, in some form, for most of my life, first as a young Jewish...
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“Altar-ed” states
When I was in seminary, one of our professors had a slogan: “The building always wins.” He was a professor of liturgics — a man whose job it was to study how we worship and to teach us how to construct...
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One Saint (Courage)
Last weekend was a time of remembrance, wrapped around the twin feasts of All Saints and All Souls. At my church, we gathered in the darkness of Saturday night to name our dead, to lay them one more...
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It’s a comedy
When I was a little girl, I used to love old movies (I still do): Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Myrna Loy, Danny Kaye. I loved the earnest dramas, but even more I loved the screwball comedies, the way...
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