Revelation 21:1-6 I suppose it is not surprising that I am accustomed to mostly hearing these words at funerals, as often as not in my own voice: sometimes strong, sometimes faltering. For surely this is a powerful and no doubt, timely, word on such days when we do so very much need to hear the …
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All Saints Day 2020: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn…
“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes…” Revelation 7:9-17 “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are…” 1 John 3:1-3 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted…” Matthew 5:1-12 Ray Steinbis died this week. Only …
All Things New
Revelation 21:1-6 I spent a little time in my commentaries this week. I confess, I don’t always, but somehow there was time and space to do so this time through. I thought to spend a little extra time in the second lesson from Revelation, for it is so familiar and so very loved. In particular, …
These Precious Gifts of All Saints Day
Isaiah 25:6-9 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 And oh, it is so that I am needing All Saints Day this year. It has long been a favorite for me, yes, but the losses are running deep and hard this time around and I can hardly wait to stand still in the gifts of the day. Indeed, …
All Saints Day: In Memory and in Hope
Revelation 7:9-17 Behold a host arrayed in white Like thousand snow clad mountains bright With palms they stand. Who is this band before the throne of light? (Behold a Host, Hans A. Brorson, c. 1760) This day on the church calendar grows all the more precious to me the older I get, for the …