On the Sundays of Lent, at Evensong, our preachers have explored the Beatitudes of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. We have discovered that they are challenging and, as a parishioner said, harder to live up to than the ten commandments. Tonight, on this Palm Sunday, at the beginning of Holy Week we could […]
Sermon Topic: 2023 Lent Sermon Series: the Beatitudes
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
In the name of the true and living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Let me begin simply by saying thank you to Father Turner for this wonderful invitation to join you and passion tide for this fifth Sunday in Lent as we move toward Holy Week. It is a great joy for me […]
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
In the name of the God who loves us. Amen. This is a word of hope. For those with compassion fatigue. Who have been caring about people. And caring about situations that continue to happen. To the point where you don’t know what else you can do. This is a word of hope. For people […]
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. In Ancient Greek, the word our English Bible translate as meek is prowess, which is easy to remember because plows rhymes with mouse. And I there’s the rub for today’s English speaking Christians when […]
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Most of us might agree that we’d like to be comforted. We want the presence of God, the love of Christ, the support of friends, family, and community. But do we really have to go through the mourning? Can’t we bypass that? Or if we must mourn, can’t we do it privately and quietly, out […]
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Tonight I have the pleasure of exploring the first Beatitude with you in this Lenten series. I was struck by a reflection that the rector shared with this community on February 11th in his weekly email newsletter. He shared that a parishioner said she felt that the Beatitudes were harder to live by than the […]
