Sermon for the 10th Sunday After Pentecost Readings May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. On the evening of August 11, 2017, I was locked inside my church with 500 other people. As the interfaith service began to wind down, the worship leader suddenly walked to the back … Continue reading Risking the Way of Love
Author: Leah Wise
Things Above
A Sermon for the 8th Sunday After Pentecost Readings Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, … Continue reading Things Above
I Will Never Again Pass Them By
Photo by Kamaji Ogino on Pexels.com A Sermon Given on the 6th Sunday After Pentecost In today’s collect we pray: …grant that we may know and understand what things we ought to do… Figuring out “what we ought to do” feels just as pressing as ever. I don’t think it’s a stretch to assume that … Continue reading I Will Never Again Pass Them By
A Good Friday Meditation
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
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
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