The Word this Sunday, 12.06.2020 – 2nd Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 Comfort, comfort, my people; with so many voices dying and pleading for God's presence out in the wilderness, nothing could be more healing to the Community of Saints than Isaiah's proclamation. Mark, the evangelist, wants us to know that the comforting good news of the Son of …

The Word this Sunday, 11.08.20 – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost

Image by Lenora Cagle from Pixabay Amos 5:18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Every time I look up the parable of the ten bridesmaids, I seem to find something else that causes me to struggle with it. The bridegroom, Jesus, is late! It caused the bridesmaids to fall asleep and some lamps maybe …