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“We all need time to prepare, to get ready for the next festival.”
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven
The Ascension is a leave-taking. This is the moment when the tale of God’s incarnation in the world is over. What makes it difficult to capture in paint is really this: it is an absence. It is the moment when the sky is suddenly simply a blue expanse, when the mountain top opens only to wind and silence, when the lake shore no longer rings with the voice of the rabbi or his odd counter-intuitive commands. It is a presence gone, removed never to return. It is emptiness.
In the creed we say after the resurrection Jesus descended into hell. A video from the Diocese of Arizona depicts this event.
First a question: Do you know what you get when you pour host water down a rabbit hole? (see answer below) Bloomberg View gives us the
It’s the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. In church terms, it’s usually called Holy Saturday, a day when there doesn’t seem to be much going on
Psalm 46, 87 1 Kings 8:22-30 Ephesians 2:11-22 Something that often surprises a newcomer to the Episcopal Church is, that, on any given Sunday, well…there’s
Dear Abba, I am anticipating the deciduous trees begin their annual transformation from lush green canopies to brightly-hued foliage to bare branches. It is part
The Reverend David Sellery, Author, Resource Creator and Retreat Leader. Committed to a vocation that focuses on encountering God in the midst of everyday life,
Everything has a beginning and for many churches – Anglican/Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Orthodox (albeit a bit differently) among others –the church year begins
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