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Ruach
One of the most exhilarating experiences of my life happened when I was a little girl, skiing. My father and I had gone to the top of the mountain. The chairlift carried us soaring over the trails, over the trees, … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged Change, Christianity, Holy Spirit, invitation, wind
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We invite you to come, Holy Spirit
Unlike God’s love for us – it’s there whether we want it or not – we can’t command the Holy Spirit to come into our lives. That requires an invitation. Come, Holy Spirit, our souls inspire, and lighten with … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged chant, Gregorian chant, Holy Spirit, Hymn 503, passiveness, Pentecost, receptivity, Trinity, Veni creator spiritus
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Breaking our cages [repaired format]
Many years ago, when I was a young teen, I encountered Maya Angelou’s autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The book is a harrowing account of growing up in poverty and incest, but it ends with a tender scene of the young … Continue reading
Birdsong
We have a lot of birds in our backyard, and Rock Creek Park is filled right now with migrating birds heading further north after their stop in the mid-Atlantic region. We even have a pair of tiny warblers (I think) … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged birds, birdsong, Holy Spirit, I will not leave you comfortless, Messiaen, William Byrd
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Making Space
In the last few months, I felt that I was drowning in paper. There were heaps of it on my dining room table, piles on my file cabinet and even (to my shame) tucked into a closet. At work, nobody … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged Christianity, church, clutter, community, creation, finitude, Genesis, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Jesus
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The Real Life is Plan B
The day I graduated from college plan A was in place. The plan was to continue doing what I was doing and not doing, all of this doing and not doing a thing to which I’ll leave to your imagination … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Jim Quigley, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian life, discipleship, faith, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, st. alban's
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Good Friday
“Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:30b And in that single moment, the course of our human existence changed. The sin-filled path we had been dashing headlong down, since that monumental “crunch” as Adam and … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged "Crucify him!", cross, death, everlasting life, forgiveness, God, Good Friday, Holy Spirit, Holy Week, Jesus, judgement, new life, Original Sin, passion, quiet, sin, sinners
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At the Start of The Day
In the summer of 2007 I started seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. During my three years there I found one spiritual discipline that, until that time, had held little interest or joy for me: Daily Morning Prayer. … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged At the start of the day, corporate worship, Daily Morning Prayer, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lenten discipline, praise and thanksgiving, Prayer, prayers of intercession, prayers of intercession, prayers of thanksgiving, prayers of thanksgiving, spiritual discipline, st. alban's, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, start of the work day, Virginia Theological Seminary, worship, worship as vital, worship in community
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All Saints’…All Souls’….Mystery Explained
To the left is the Ordo Kalendar that hangs on the wall in my office, and displays the liturgical “color ‘o the day.” When you glance at it quickly what day jumps out at you? Could it be Friday, November … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Bishops, Book of Common Prayer, commemoration of All Faithful Departed, God, Good Friday, Heaven, Holy Baptism, Holy Spirit, honoring the dead, Jesus, Liturgical Color Schemes, New Birth, Principal Feast Day, Purgatory, Taize Service
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Ascending larks and descending doves
So often artists have helped us to visualize the Holy Spirit as a bird descending from God on high and alighting on us. At this time of year, when birds are seen and heard in abundance, they are fitting symbols … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged birds, Holy Spirit, Oliver Messiaen, Vaughan Williams
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