by fkeene | Nov 26, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
A Meditation Early Christians were confident that Jesus Christ’s second coming was imminent. Many thought that it would come in their own lifetimes, and they would witness it. This understanding was the bedrock of religious faith for many new Christians. However, when...
by fkeene | Nov 26, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
OPENING ACCLAMATION Celebrant and people We gather together as we live our lives, in the name of the ☩ Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins; People His mercy endures forever. Celebrant Almighty God, to you all...
by fkeene | Nov 26, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
OPENING ACCLAMATION Celebrant and people We gather together as we live our lives, in the name of the ☩ Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins; People His mercy endures forever. Celebrant Almighty God, to you all...
by fkeene | Nov 26, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
OPENING ACCLAMATION Celebrant and people We gather together as we live our lives, in the name of the ☩ Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins; People His mercy endures forever. Celebrant Almighty God, to you all hearts...
by fkeene | Oct 30, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
A MEDITATION The children of Israel have always had a deeply spiritual relationship to—and notion of—the land. Not the soil or geography, but to the land itself. The land is imbued in theology. That is, the land and Israel inspire and permeate each other. God creates...
by fkeene | Oct 23, 2021 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
A MEDITATION The ending of the book of Job, the vast majority of which is told in epic, heroic poetry, switches into plain, serviceable prose. After the theological fight of ages, God and Job sorta call it a draw, tilted in God’s favor. God goes silent: literally. God...
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