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Today’s readings The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. Sometimes, when I am preaching at a reconciliation service for children, I will … Continued
Today’s readings Sadly, friends, today is the last day of the Christmas Season. Now, the rest of society may have tossed out the Christmas trees over a week ago, and taken down the festive decorations, but not us. What a wonderful gift … Continued
Today’s readingsThis was for the school children. How many of you have already taken down your Christmas decorations? I think probably a lot of people have done that. Probably if you go to some of the stores, you’ll see Valentine’s day decorations … Continued
Today’s readings See, darkness covers the earth,and thick clouds cover the peoples. Barbara had a real problem dealing with Christmas this year. The bright lights and the festive decorations were all reminders to her of the joy she should feel this … Continued
Today’s readings Sometimes we get an awful lot of information to process. On this, the last evening of the auspicious year of 2020, there’s a lot I could say about all that we’ve been through, more or less together (although certainly … Continued
Today’s readings The birth of Christ in our world ought to mean something to us: the birth of Christ ought to mean a change in our attitudes and our behaviors and even in the course of our lives. Today is … Continued
Today’s readings We settle for mediocrity way too easily sometimes, I think. In some ways, I think, it just seems easier. But in accepting mediocrity, we miss out on the greatness for which our God created us. All of the “stuff” that we … Continued
Today’s readings Once, a very long time ago, there was a man named Joseph. He was a well-respected and hard-working man, from the family of the great king David. But Joseph himself was not a great king. No, he was a humble man, … Continued
Today’s readings Who is this king of glory?The Lord of hosts; he is the king of glory. Today we celebrate the traditional end of the Christmas season with this feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The current liturgical end of the Christmas … Continued
Today’s readings I think we have to be a little bit careful about how we read and hear today’s readings. We’re still in the Christmas season – at the end of it, actually – and, more precisely, we’re at the octave … Continued
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