Tag Archives: love

Proof

Posted on October 22, 2015 by sonyasutton

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty” – That is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats, 1819. Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go … Continue reading →

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Second Great

Posted on September 25, 2015 by matthewhanisian

A wise preacher once remarked, “If you find you can’t do ANYthing else, keep it short.”  So in that spirit I’ll offer something that’s been bumping around my mind for the past couple of days:   I’m beginning to be … Continue reading →

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The Power of Love

Posted on September 24, 2015 by sonyasutton

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.  Jimi Hendrix Didn’t think you’d ever see me quoting Jimi Hendrix? It was one of many things said by the Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop-elect, The … Continue reading →

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Calling

Posted on July 23, 2015 by sonyasutton

The term “call” is often used in the church, and even sometimes outside of church, as a suggestion that God is talking directly to us, informing an action or direction in life. People are called to service of all kinds … Continue reading →

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Gardening Hymns

Posted on June 11, 2015 by sonyasutton

Some of you may have read an article about prison gardens in Monday’s Washington Post [Prison Gardens, article], and if you are anything like me, your response was a big “DUH”. Of course nurturing something, in this case fruits and … Continue reading →

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For The Love of Christ

Posted on May 22, 2015 by matthewhanisian

“‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’” John 21:16   This passage from John, which comes to us as the Gospel reading for today’s celebration of Holy … Continue reading →

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O Woman Full of Grace

Posted on May 7, 2015 by sonyasutton

In You, O woman full of grace The angelic choirs, and the human race All creation rejoices. O sanctified temple, mystical paradise, and glory of virgins. In You, O woman full of grace All creation rejoices. All praise be to … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on April 22, 2015 by deborahmeister

Over the last several months, our nation has been compelled to undertake a serious examination of the ways we treat our African-American brothers and sisters, and particularly of the ways that they interact with many police forces. For people of … Continue reading →

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The Good Word

Posted on January 23, 2015 by matthewhanisian

Threshold Psalm 84:9 Feast of Phillips Brooks, VTS Graduate, Class of 1859 The divide that separates one space from the next can be as wide as an inch or seemingly a mile.  We are planted in the world, but God … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable! (8)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by deborahmeister

This series explores what we don’t believe — and why — in order to help us understand what we do believe, and why we do. The Church does not teach that any of us will ever be perfect people. I … Continue reading →

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