Prayers and Reflections in Season
"The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it." ― John Lewis
The above quotation is excerpted from “Together, You can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation” by John Lewis, published in the New York Times on July 30, 2020, the day of his funeral.
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Margaret D. McGee
Tonight, we hear a love story. At the story’s end, our God and Creator is visible, real and present, at a supper table, among a circle of friends.
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A Homily for Ash Wednesday
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Margaret D. McGee
Greetings, fellow mortals.
Continue reading “Mortality”
A Homily for Ash Wednesday
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Margaret D. McGee
When Salvation Comes
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Just exactly how many pairs of black pants do I really need?
A homily by Margaret D. McGee
In this morning’s reading from Isaiah, the LORD, the Holy One, speaks to the people of Zion, in words that convey some frustration. Words, in fact, that give the sense of a God who is fed up to the teeth with these people, and with their acts of worship.
Continue reading “How Many Pairs of Black Pants Do I Really Need?”Homily for a Sunday after Easter
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Margaret D. McGee
What does it mean for God, the Creator of our world, to enter into our daily lives and set us on a new course, a new path of life? When that happens, what happens? And how do we live, day to day, so that it can happen, so that we are open and ready for God to bring new life into our world?Continue reading “Step By Step”
A Homily for Ash Wednesday
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Elizabeth A. Bloch
Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras – a time to remember and celebrate the reality that we are so much more complicated than we like to think we are.
Ash Wednesday – a time to remember and celebrate the reality that we are so much simpler than we like to think we are.
Continue reading “Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down…”
A Homily for Wednesday in Holy Week
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Margaret D. McGee
The Psalm sets the tone and lets us know right up front what kind of mess we’re in. “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire … the flood sweeps over me … shame has covered my face … I am the subject of gossip for those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.”
Continue reading “A Love That Saves”
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Margaret D. McGee
We need someone to bring us the good Word. Someone with a new perspective, who can shine a light on the path ahead, and clear the way for new life.
Continue reading “The Voice We Need to Hear”
Homily for the Last Sunday before Advent
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Margaret D. McGee
It was with no joy that I saw I had been assigned to preach on the last Sunday before Advent. I disliked the assigned gospel lesson, a depiction of the Day of Judgement in which the good sheep are separated from the bad goats.
Continue reading “Sharing God’s Soul: A Homily for the Day of Judgement”
In the Courtyard 