Choosing Joy Can we really ‘choose joy’? I have identified with news articles and personal posts regarding the exhaustion of many people. There has been reports of the ‘great resignation’ and people leaving ministry due to burnout. The pandemic has its second anniversary this month and for many of us, we want it to be […]
Advent Gift of Peace
Unexpected Upheaval…Advent Peace An Advent Sermon by Dr. Johannah Myers Tis the season for unexpected upheaval. And I’m not just talking about the unexpected lines in stores or shipping delays, or the upheaval of my house as I stopped decorating to write a sermon. On this, the second Sunday of Advent, we light the Peace […]
Anticipation…a gift of Advent
Holy anticipation,That breathtaking space in-betweenWhat has been, what is, what is-to-come.Where winter dreams reveal secret longingsAnd winged angels announce the coming of Love.You draw us to the edge of Advent possibility… ~ Pamela C. Hawkins, Simply Wait: Cultivating Stillness in the Season of Advent Advent is a time of anticipation. It is that weird time […]
Happy Thanksgiving…it’s complicated
The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live…At this table we sing with joy, with sorry. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks… Joy HarjoExcerpt from Perhaps the World Ends Here Celebrate and honor the complexity this Thanksgiving As I prepare to gather around a table […]