2/23/2020
Epiphany Last: Yr A
I would like you to think about the mountaintop experiences of your life. I remember a few years ago, a day in the middle of the week, Ruth and I decided to take off to Carmel for the day.
2/16/2020
Epiphany 6: Yr A
Reverend Ardyss provides the cultural context of the harsh words of Jesus; training his disciples to prepare them for people who have reduced God’s law to a check list, rather than a guideline for life.
2/9/2020
Epiphany 5: Yr A
Paul – “we have the mind of Christ”. When you and I invite God to be the directing force in our lives, we are changed. We come to know that what we are comes from gifts God has given us. We are each a creation of God, planned by God. And each of us has a unique mix of skills and talents, personality and passions, likes and dislikes, that as Christians – we turn over the steering wheel to Jesus, who knows us better than we know ourselves.
2/2/2020
Epiphany 4: Yr A
The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ at the Temple
Today’s readings all focus on the themes of symbols, ritual and blessing.
In the OT lesson, the prophet Malachi is frustrated with temple priests who corrupt worship and mislead the people. Malachi records God saying, “I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple.” This prophecy appears to foretell Jesus being dedicated to God at the temple. For Malachi, God’s presence among us is made known in the temple.