Year A Readings Acts 7:55-60, Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16, 1 Peter 2:2-10 + John 14:1-14 The Collect Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way...
Year B Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… How well do we know ourselves… are we aware of the underlying motivations for every choice we make… have we ever discovered something about ourselves which surprised us… are there walls which keep others from knowing...
Year B Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The Lutheran and Anglican calendars of saints include people like Perpetua and Felicity… Teresa of Avila… Gregory the Great… and others who promoted the faith… there are also those who have healed the Church from heresies...
Early one sultry Saturday morning in August, when I was ten years old, my mom and dad packed up my brother and me in the car, and we set off from our home in River Edge, NJ for Lake Hopatcong, which sits about forty miles west of River Edge, mostly along and a little...
Year C Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 121 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Jacob wrestled with an angel… and is re-named Israel… which means… striven with God… 2 Timothy tells us to be persistent in proclaiming the message… because… the writer claims… the time is coming when people will not...