Meditation and Prayer Archives - St. John's, Mt. Washington

09/26/21 Eighteenth Sunday After

by fkeene | Sep 24, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST September 26, 2021 Springwell Holy Communion A MEDITATION Last February, Jews celebrated the annual festival of Purim. The reading from the book of Esther in Sunday’s service explains the great story that gave rise to Purim. Yet once...

09/19/21 Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost

by fkeene | Sep 18, 2021 | Meditation, Meditation and Prayer

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost September 19, 2021 Springwell Holy Communion A MEDITATION Being first? Is it important rarely, every so often, usually, always? Last is unacceptable. Yet hear Jesus’ words: “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant...

09/12/21 Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost

by fkeene | Sep 12, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST September 12, 2021 Springwell Holy Communion A MEDITATION James, in his epistle, is on a rip and a tear in his message to us this morning. It is as if he’s collecting the wisdom from all our wise grandmothers as a force of power to be...

09/05/21 Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost

by fkeene | Sep 4, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost September 5 , 2021 A Meditation The gospel story for today, about Jesus’ healing the Syrophoenician woman’s daughter, is significant. In fact, this is one of Jesus’ most important miracles because of the context of the miracle. It...

08/29/21 Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost

by fkeene | Aug 28, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins

Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost August 29, 2021 A Meditation The Bible operates as poetry. In fact, much of the Bible is literally poetry. Thank of Psalms for example. I was taught by one Bible scholar (this is a little easier on the computer where you can edit the...

08/22/21 Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost

by fkeene | Aug 25, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost August 22, 2021 A Meditation The sixth chapter of John is pivotal. The text has Jesus feeding the multitude. The set-up for the bread-of-life discourses is Jesus’ feeding the multitudes. Following shortly, Jesus explicitly links...