February 2012
3 posts
Ash Wednesday 2012
A homily for Ash Wednesday. A parishioner observed that this was a continuation of my homily of the previous Sunday. On reflection, I’m inclined to agree.
Maybe I’ll take a week or two off from dying, now.
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So. What are you giving up for Lent?
I am going to begin with an admission and say that I am a little sorry about both today’s opening collect (that’s the prayer that Bill said on our behalf...
Walking to the End
The last Sunday after Epiphany. The readings were:
2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9
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One of my favourite singers/songwriters is a young man by the name of Josh Ritter. Ritter is originally from Moscow, Idaho – just an hour and change from here – and his music is steeped in this countryside. The beauty of this part of the world, the rhythm of the seasons, the...
The Healing of Naaman
The church nerds amongst you will notice that I extended the already long reading from 2 Kings – we have a couple of more verses here than the lectionary provides. To my mind, this story just isn’t complete until Naaman offers to pay for his healing and Elisha won’t let him.
You may find the de Grebber painting that I mention near the homily’s end...
