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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Amazed and Afraid
“They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.” Mark 10:32a The gospel passage for Morning Prayer today comes from Mark. And in this … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged death, doubts, eternal life, fears, Holy Week, Mark 10:32, Resurrection, sins, Walking with Jesus
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A Curiosity of Spirit
Curiosity: from Latin curiosus “careful, diligent” akin to cura, “care” I found it interesting to see the concept of “curiosity” defined as an emotion and not an instinct. After all, we’re clearly born with the capacity to be curious, as every … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged a new song, caring, community, curiosity, music, psalms
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Home Sick
I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; in his word is my hope. My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. (Ps 130) It … Continue reading
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Too much, too much, or just right?
I am not talking about the temperature range of the porridge that Goldilocks found in the home of the Three Bears. I am referring to the amount of religious talk we hear or read from politicians. This has been a … Continue reading
So Simple.
Sometimes my ‘Daily Cups’ seem to write themselves. A topic or an observation from the past week just rolls around in my mind and ejects itself into a fairly understandable form on the electronic page. Other weeks, it isn’t so … Continue reading
Posted in Annemarie Stroud
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Impermanence
Twentieth century choreographer George Balanchine believed that all ballets were like butterflies: “A breath, a memory, then gone.” A recent article in The Wall Street Journal points out that this is true of all the performing arts. “All that work, … Continue reading
The Hand of Retirement
For years I have taught children, and adults, about the Hand of Prayer – a format for prayer that uses our fingers to name the areas that we should keep in balance in our relationship with God. First, begin with … Continue reading
Whinging
In the first lesson this Sunday, we were reminded of the escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. And how, amidst their flight, they spent a great deal of time whinging about the heat, lack of food, and myriad … Continue reading
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The Jesus of Politeness
Earlier this week The Rev. Dr. Carol Flett and I attended the monthly meeting of the Washington Episcopal Clergy Association, or WECA for short. These monthly meetings are designed for the clergy of the diocese to come together for prayer, … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged Baptism, Christ, Christian Community, Christian formation, church, congregation, Covenant, death, Diocese of Washington, disciples, Easter, Episcopal, Holy Baptism, Holy Spirit, Holy Week, Jesus, polite, Politeness, responsibility, Resurrection, WECA
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The sound of sheer silence
I love that idea…the sound of sheer silence. These are words found in 1 Kings 19, and by chance I was asked to be a lay reader during a service at a conference a few years ago when that was … Continue reading
The Daily Cup 