May the words of my mouthand the meditations of our hearts be pleasing in your sight,O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer.Amen. I was recently talking with a friend about his mother’s death. She had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. And for weeks leading up to her death, as the family kept vigil in … Continue reading A Good Friday Meditation
Author: Leah Wise
A Homily on Lamentations
Our ancestors sinned; they are no more, and we bear their iniquities. – Lamentations 5:7 Children crying in the street, water shortages, bombed-out buildings, and mass graves. The displacement occurs at a scale beyond our comprehension. I am talking about Judah. In 586 BCE, Judah was invaded by Babylon. It took nearly 70 years for its … Continue reading A Homily on Lamentations
Maundy Thursday Sermon 2021
Photo by mas_hha on Pexels.com A Sermon Preached on Maundy Thursday 2021 They did not know, as we do now,though empires rise and fall,your Kingdom shall not cease to growtill love embraces all. The words I just quoted come from the hymn, “To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord.” I wanted to start my sermon … Continue reading Maundy Thursday Sermon 2021
Unfathomable and Undeniably True: A Song of Songs Sermon
Photo by Any Lane on Pexels.com Scripture Passage: Song of Songs 1-2 Last week on Twitter, an old tweet posted by the Atheist Forum began to gain traction among Christians. Given that twitter is a cesspool of petty arguments and hot-takes, I’m sure that this is not the first time that Christians have engaged with … Continue reading Unfathomable and Undeniably True: A Song of Songs Sermon
The Road Home
Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-9Mark 10:46-52 A Sermon Given To My Seminary Community Tell me, where is the roadI can call my ownThat I left, that I lostSo long ago?All these years I have wandered,Oh, when will I knowThere's a way, there's a roadThat will lead me home --- This verse is from Stephen Paulus’ choral piece, … Continue reading The Road Home
A Church of Valor
Photo by Nikko Tan on Pexels.com A Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Here If you were to read the Bible as a self-help book, today’s passages would leave you with a laundry list of things to try achieve: This is perhaps most evident in the passage from Proverbs. While our translation identifies … Continue reading A Church of Valor
O Absalom, My Son
Photo by Ellie Burgin on Pexels.com A Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Readings Through the written word,and the spoken word,may we know your Living Word,Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. I have a confession to make: I have been avoiding King David the entire summer. Let me recap: My first week preaching, it was … Continue reading O Absalom, My Son
God’s Strange Abundance
Photo by Mariana Kurnyk on Pexels.com A Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: 2 Kings 4:42-44Psalm 145:10-19Ephesians 3:14-21John 6:1-21 The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord,and you give them their food in due season. Amen. A priest friend recently said something about today’s Gospel reading that stuck with me: “Maybe for Christians … Continue reading God’s Strange Abundance
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