 by Lay preacher, Charlie Houghton Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of all our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Amen Today’s gospel is very short, but much is packed into these few words. In this time — the season of Epiphany, we can revel in the miracles of Jesus; in the goodness and wonder. The Epiphany gospels tell about many of the miracles performed by Jesus. We hear of the Wedding at Cana and the calling of the disciples, the Beatitudes, among various other miracles and teachings. The last Sunday in the Epiphany season is always the gospel of the Transfiguration. We can dwell in this goodness that is Jesus,who is always leading with love. He teaches us that to walk in his way, to follow his example, we too must walk in love. This season goes on until the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It can vary in length depending upon the date of Easter. “We are called to respond to Christ in faith through the showings of his divinity recorded in the gospels of the Epiphany season.”1 What is happening in this short gospel that makes it worthy of having its own Sunday? Actually, quite a lot happens in this short reading. Two important matters are addressed. Jesus tells the crowd who John is, how legitimate and true John’s teaching must be, because Jesus insists that John baptize him. And Jesus lets John understand just who Jesus is. Although there is some disagreement among theologians, I tend to side with those who suggest that John also hears the voice acclaiming Jesus to be God’s son.2 The story seems pretty simple. Jesus comes to John to be baptized. In fact, Jesus walked 60 miles from Galilee to the Jordan where he was to be baptized by John. John is reluctant to do so, suggesting that he be baptized by Jesus instead. Jesus tells him that indeed he should baptize Jesus to “fulfill all righteousness.” John finally consents to baptize Jesus. This act allows Jesus to be identified with all of us. When Jesus had been baptized, and was coming up from the water, the heavens opened and “a voice from Heaven said,‘This is my son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’” People have been coming to John for baptism for some time now. John has explained that he baptizes with water, but the one who comes after him will baptize with the spirit. And now that one is here. This is a time of transition. We are moving from the ministry of John to the ministry of Jesus. Why did Jesus insist on baptism? Though human, Jesus is without sin so he clearly does not need the cleansing of baptism. So why insist that John baptize him? Despite being sinless, Jesus chose to be baptized by John to cement his place among the people. Jesus was beginning his ministry, and it was not yet time for Jesus to be seen widely as the son of God. Shifting to Acts we once again hear reference to the baptism of Jesus by John. As Peter begins to speak, he says “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” The message spread quickly throughout Judea: “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.” (Acts 10) Peter goes on to note that “All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” (Acts 10) In this particular reading Peter is evolving. He initially believed that gentiles must convert to Judaism before they could be considered true followers of Christ. God, however, does not discriminate between Jews and Gentiles, leaving Peter a bit confused and concerned. This reading is Peter speaking to the household of Cornelius, a Roman Centurion. Peter, as a devout Jew, had always believed that he had a sort of religious duty to avoid Gentiles, or at the very least, get them to convert to Judaism. Peter has become aware that God does not show partiality,“but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” (Acts 10) This is truly a revolutionary idea. No longer are Gentiles considered outsiders. Anyone who loves God and follows the teachings of Jesus Christ is part of this amazing new community of believers. This is a diverse community; a community of believers held together by their love of God and neighbor. In fact, Jesus taught that there are two great commandments. The first is to love God with all our hearts and minds and souls, and the second is to love our neighbors as ourselves. A community held together by love of God and love of neighbor. What an extraordinary idea! And Jesus made clear through the parable of the Good Samaritan that our neighbors are not just the family next door; we are the great human family and all the people we come into contact with are our neighbors, and ultimately members of the family of believers. D. L. Moody, famous 19th century evangelist born in Northfield, MA, stated that “the Bible was not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives.” I believe that as well. We shouldn’t be reading the Bible simply to acquire information. Our Bible is more about transformation than information.3 A good priest friend of mine once said that I should read the Bible as if I were reading a love letter from God to me — just me and no one else. This gave me a new way of looking at scripture, not as something I would never be able to figure out, but as something personal and understandable as it is written for me and to me. In this way I found less anxiety and more confidence in reading scripture, and ultimately discovered that God had quite a lot to say to me wherever I was in my faith journey at the time. Many of us find our own way of relating to scripture, but as D.L. Moody said, we should probably not read scripture as a fact finding mission. For me, the love letter method works well. Perhaps, given the chance to try it out, you will discover the best way for you to read scripture. Sharing with others can be a great way to begin a new appreciation of scripture. Each Monday evening beginning at 7:00, I lead a bible study on Zoom with my husband, Steve. Our approach is to use three question prompts to help us focus on the reading. I send out the reading, the questions and the link to join the group. We emphasize that there are no wrong answers and we encourage everyone to share what they hear in the reading. If you might like to join us, please feel free to talk to Steve or me during Coffee and Conversation, or get in touch with Aaron in the office and they will let you know how to reach me. In the meantime, try sitting with a reading - perhaps one from today’s leaflet - and explore the ways that God is speaking to you. Amen -- 1 The Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, Church Publishing 2 Shelby Abbott, The Gospel Coalition, 2/21/2022 3 D.L. Moody, Inspirational Quotes by D.L. Moody, bibleportal.com
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 By Audley Robinson, Lay Preacher
“May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart always be acceptable to you, our Lord and redeemer.” Amen In an Epiphany Homily, St Josemaria Escriva once said: “Like the Magi we have discovered a star: a light and a guide in the sky of our souls” With an abundance of gratitude and great joy we come to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany as a child is born. A light to envelop the world sent down from Heaven on high to be the spiritual food that nourishes and restores our soul! Isaiah writes: “Behold the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call him Immanuel.” The story of Epiphany is one of the most magical events in the life of the church. The journey to Epiphany is intertwined with optimism, visitations from ArcAngel Gabriel, Angels on Hillsides and in bed chambers. The Magi, which means wise men, are often portrayed as three Kings. A story also of intrigue, deception and jealousy. All to bring light into a world dominated by Roman rule, where multitudes of travelers journey to a small town in Judea called Bethlehem to submit to a census decreed by Caesar Augustus Luke describes the events as: “And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.” Everyone under Roman rule was ordered to return to the place of their birth for a census. I invite you to close your eyes and picture a small town 2000 years ago, a maze of dusty streets bursting at the seams with weary travelers all seeking shelter. Amongst these are a family: an expectant mother, a father and the only available shelter in the town is a stable with a humble manger. Can you see them and smell the animals? (You may open your eyes but hold the image in your hearts!!). In the mists of the chaos a child is born, A new light to brighten our souls, a King is born without the worldly adornments of royalty, no palace, no throne or fine linens. Humble and pure. Born in a stable surrounded by farm animals wrapped in Swaddling cloth(from the Greek word Sparagunos ;- to wrap in strips of cloth). The custom of the time was to swaddle the new born. The swaddling cloth binds the newborn providing support, safety and comfort as in the womb. Adult Jesus will be wrapped in linen and laid in the tomb, but a life has to be lived before that happens. The swaddling cloths are the symbolic thread that joins the witnesses of Christ's birth and leads them to the baby in a manger. An Angel appears to shepherds on a lonely hillside as they watch over the flocks of sheep. They are told to leave the fields and go down to Bethlehem and pay homage to the baby wrapped in swaddling cloths laying in a manger. The Magi who have travelled far following a star, in search of a king. Finds a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes. Epiphany, is also referred to as the12th day of Christmas or Three Kings Day. These Magi or wise men from origins far, follow a bright star in search of a king who would bring abundant light into the world. The Magi would have traveled the same roads as the multitudes on their way to Bethlehem. The Magi seek out the palace and go directly to see the ruler Herod where you would expect to find a royal birth. But God's kingdom is not of this world and Jesus came into the world with light, humility and grace. The Magi meet with Herod who asks them to let him know the whereabouts of the new king when they find him so that he too may go and pay homage. But Herod only has evil intentions in his heart. An angel appears to the Magi and warns them of Herod’s plot. Matthew writes: “And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod they departed for their country by another way.” The Magi did not return to Herod once they found the baby Jesus they took a different way home. We do not hear anymore about the Magi as they ride off into the light. But the Magi bears witness to the greatest gift that has ever been given to humankind. A savior is born to bring light into the world, with an abundance of love and compassion. The Magi present gifts fit for a king to a child born in a stable, laying in a manger, surrounded by Farm animals, shepherds a new mother and father. While a bright star shines overhead, bearing witness to the christ child. They give three gifts: Gold: The markings of wealth fit for a king. Frankincense: The sap from the Boswellia Tree known for its fragrance. Myrrh: Tree resin used in the making of perfume and medicines. What gifts do we bring to place before the Christ child as we celebrate God’s greatest gift to us. In our modern world of consumerism and want. How do we live into God’s promise of hope, redemption and abundant life. How do we follow the star into our lives and into the World? We can give freely of our time, talents and resources as our three gifts, to feed the hungry, shelter the unhoused and give comfort to the sick or lonely. Epiphany then is the time when we say thank you and acknowledge that the greatest gift that has ever been given to us by a caring, loving and redeeming God. To bring light, hope and abundant love into the darkness of the world. As the Magi who found a baby wrapped in swaddling cloth filled with the expectations of a new realm of light in the world who rejected evil and went on their way allowing the Christ Child to live. Where is God asking us in our lives to step outside our comfort zone and meet the Christ child? Amen  by David Sund, Lay Preacher
All mighty and all loving God, we thank you for the gift of the scriptures. Thank you for the image in today’s Psalm, of the sparrow that finds a home by you altar. Thank you for the Gospel story of the boy Jesus, at home with you in your sanctuary; confident in his identity as your child. In these next moments, by your Spirit, inspire in us a new, deeper longing to be at home in your presence. May our hearts be ever restless until they rest in you. Amen. Today’s Gospel begins with a crisis. There’s a missing child and there are panicking parents. Stories like this can go in all sorts of directions. On the one hand we have the ridiculous: We’re just coming out of the Christmas season so it’s safe to say that if you didn’t watch it this year, you’ve seen or at least heard of the 1990 John Hugh’s film Home Alone! It was the first in a whole franchise of films that feature children who find themselves alone, facing challenges that are comedic rather than horrific. At the other end of the spectrum are truly tragic stories that end up on the national news, with young faces on milk cartons and franticly shared posts on social media. I can only imagine that a lost or missing child is a parent’s worst nightmare! I’m not a parent, but I do remember my days as an elementary school teacher. At the end of my first year on the job, the headmistress had put me in charge of an all-school field trip to Plymouth Plantation. There were some pretty rambunctious boys in the second grade, and I remember being stressed for days that there would be shenanigans (and there were). I dreaded the possibility that someone would go missing (which didn’t happen). I was stressed out about being the one responsible if anything went seriously wrong. But I also remember being a lost child. I was a few days shy of turning five years old. The site of the mini-crisis is currently a brick-strewn empty lot in Turners Falls, down by the canal. For a few years the old factory and warehouse complex was part of a chain of discount stores called Railroad Salvage. But when I was a boy, that building was a retail space called Rockdale’s. My parents had taken us over there to buy tinsel garland and bring my brother and me to see the store Santa Claus. I was plopped onto the ‘old’ gents lap first, and quickly hopped off after an interrogation regarding my good behavior or lack thereof. My brother was next in line. He was a toddler who showed signs of being an even more unwilling participant. While the focus was on that drama, I was distracted by the adjacent toy department. It didn’t take long for me to wander off and get turned around. I think I only retain the memory because at the time, I quickly became anxious. The space seemed cavernous and ominous. In my childish desperation it seemed like forever before my parents recovered me and bundled two cranky children and a big bag of tinsel garland out of Rockdale’s and into our old, white Ford Falcon station wagon. But back to today’s Gospel text: There is nothing ridiculous about it. There is nothing particularly hideous. We discover, by the end of this morning’s story, that Jesus is neither lost, nor alone. Even as a boy in an unfamiliar context, Jesus is more thoroughly in charge than Macaulay Culkin, even serenely confident and self-assured. The narrative’s context is a celebration of Passover. Early in Luke’s gospel, there are repeated, subtle reminders that Mary and Joseph were devout, observant Jews. Their piety sets up at least two previous narratives. On is focused on Jesus’ circumcision, exactly as the law of Moses require. Next, Mary’s and Joseph’s devotion is the motivation behind the story of Jesus’ presentation in the Temple. They were only there that day so that Mary could offer the sacrifices for her post-delivery purification rites. Their obedience blessed two seniors who had waited their whole lives for a glimpse of the Messiah. Of course there were those years of hiding in Egypt, to protect the child from Herod’s murderous intent. But they finally returned to their faith-grounded lives in their home village of Nazareth. Once again they could slide comfortably back into deeply ingrained traditions of religious observance. Luke’s matter-of-fact recounting of the Passover pilgrimage implies that it was appropriate for them to celebrate God’s great redemptive work. For this particular Passover, they had gone with the flow, and rightly so, south to Jerusalem. But when we pick up the narrative thread it’s just as everyone is packing up their holiday memories and heading home. The benediction has been said and now it’s time to ‘get back to normal.’ Early spring in the Middle East is a lovely time of year and the weather would have made for pleasant traveling. The little family blended into the Nazareth Caravan. It felt comfortable to be making the trek alongside nephews and nieces, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, mothers and fathers, cousins, neighbors and friends. Whole villages would travel together. There was safety in numbers, and traveling companions allowed for helpful cooperation and encouraged a festive atmosphere. Because the sexes traveled separately in these caravans it would be easy for each parent to assume that an out-of-sight child was with the other parent. But once the caravan was a day’s walk from the capital, individual families separated to set up camp for the night and suddenly the perspective changes. One of the children is missing! “Oh bother,” thinks one of the relatives, “how could Mary and Joseph lose track of their son!” I imagine the red-faced couple staring at each other with that accusatory ‘parent face’ that telegraphs “Don’t look at me! I’m not the guilty one! I assumed he was with you!” Were Mary and Joseph just too used to having Jesus around? He was the good kid, no nanny harness was required, he never broke the rules, was never careless with the emotions of others, never selfish or mean-spirited or untrustworthy. So it would have been easy for the couple to slip into that dangerous place I refer to as the ‘land of assumptions.’ The problem is that a whole world can come crashing down on you if you build that world on assuming too much. On that first day out from Jerusalem I can imagine bout parents thinking, “Obviously, it’s only common sense that Jesus would stick with our home town crowd! We’ve been making this pilgrimage for years and Jesus has never pulled a stunt like this! How in the name of all that’s good and holy could Jesus throw a curve ball like this into our routine?” But no matter what the couple thought, the story tells us, in verse 48, precisely how they felt: mistreated, and poorly used! All their assumptions had resulted in a whole lot of trauma and inconvenience. And maybe, there was even a bit of anger now that a perfectly good vacation had gone pear-shaped! When it comes to our daily lives with Jesus, do we make assumptions and set agendas? Do we settle into routines and cycles of cherished traditions and live in expectations of common sense? Just like Mary and Joseph, do we willingly ease into spiritual assumptions that Jesus is right where we put him last, saw him last, met him last? Surely Jesus can be found where we left him last Sunday, or in our last devotional reading or last prayer time? The danger of assuming that God is predictable and passively cooperative will end up with us being as anxious and over-wrought as the young couple who were forced to make an about face, walk against the tide of the departing worshipers, and start retracing their steps in search of their last shred of certainty! It’s almost an axiom that when we operate under the assumption that any day will go a certain way, God won’t sit, beg, or roll over on command. I blush to admit that as an obsessive-compulsive control freak, I’m prone to set agendas for life, the universe and everything. I plow ahead, assuming that Jesus is back there with the baggage, bringing up the rear, and maybe tidying up my messes like the clowns in parades that clean up after the elephants and Clydesdales. Today’s Gospel is a loving reminder, and gentle reprimand that Jesus is anything but bound by our routines and assumptions. He can always be counted on to challenge my short-sight expectations and selfish demands. Not because he’s a cosmic kill-joy, but because he always has our best interests at heart and loves us too much to allow us to plunge off the edge of the cliffs of cluelessness, assumptions and errant expectations. If only I could wrap my head around this truth, maybe I could avoid lots of frustrations and anxieties. If I would only join Jesus in the temple, instead of tramping around in my mental market place, I could relax into the image taken from today’s Psalm. I love that picture of God’s sacred space with infinite room available to every sparrow, yearning for a place to nest. In today’s text, Jesus’ choice to remain in Jerusalem and engage in Temple dialogue wasn’t intentionally hurtful to Mary and Joseph. Luke assures us at the end of the narrative that Jesus’ choices were always praiseworthy, even as a yet-to-be-bar-mitzvahed boy. At only twelve years old, Jesus was a year and a day away from the Jewish rite of manhood where he would choose into the label of “son of the covenant.” But he was self-aware enough to own this great, overarching compulsion to remain in God’s presence and embrace God’s purpose for his life even if it meant disappointing the humans in his life. When the missed son is discovered by his parents we’re given a glimpse of an astonishingly beautiful picture: The child Jesus isn’t painted as a shy, curious observer. Instead, we see a voracious learner, totally engaged in spiritual exploration through interactive questioning. The scene suggests an enthusiasm and passion for theological debate and clarification. Jesus’ questions and answers are described as amazing the religious experts who dialogued with him. His parents are astonished too, but they’ve brought their own anxious energy onto the stage. The boy insists that their anguish isn’t reasonable. Jesus’ first recorded words are the questions, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” Luke’s little story of a family vacation gone wrong gives us a great source of direction for a new year. First, it reminds us to never assume we’re in the company of Jesus when in fact we may very well have left him out of our equations and assumptions altogether! Looking at Mary, Joseph and Jesus, in this story, I think we’re presented with some clear contrasts that prompt this morning’s final questions. Where have we gone about our routines, made our assumptions, cherished our traditions and as a result, relegated Jesus to a place with the baggage, and assigned him a minor role in the drama while we assume starring roles? Next, have we bothered to look for Jesus with the same passionate investment of parents seeking a missing child? And lastly, do we make it our prayer that, like Jesus in the Temple, we become enthusiastic, voracious learners with the intent of sensing God’s presence, and embracing God’s good purpose for our lives?  Luke 2:1-20 and John 1:1-14
By Rev. Heather J. Blais, Rector Merry Christmas!!! There is Good News of great joy today. Are we ready to receive it? More importantly, are we ready to be changed by it? While this morning we hear John’s Gospel reflecting the incarnation of God as the Word, I am going to draw on our collective memory, this creche, and reflect on last night’s Gospel lesson from Luke. In Luke’s nativity, we are reminded that God is not some far off entity who created the cosmos, only to silently watch and see what might unfold. Far from it. God is passionate about their dream for this world. God is paying very close attention, particularly to those whom society would make invisible and marginalize. And Luke makes sure the message is loud and clear:
These themes show up almost immediately, which believe it or not, begin with a bureaucratic decision from the Roman Empire. Emperor Augustus issued a decree that required everyone in the realm to be registered in order to gauge population and adjust taxes. In the region of Judea, it was Governor Quirinius who oversaw the census, which involved people traveling to where their family descended from in order to register. If we were to model this today, it would mean I would have to head back up to Maine, and my spouse would be on his way to Quebec. These days, the U.S. Census Bureau comes directly to our doors. But let’s pause here. There is already Good News. God can move in and through empires, emperors, decrees, governors, bureaucracy, and any variety of public policy. God is the Source of Love, and God is here with us. And nothing, nothing, will ever hold God back. Because somehow, God will move in and through even this census, to bring the holy family back to Bethlehem. A place where Joseph’s family has deep spiritual roots, reaching all the way back to King David. While the empire necessitated the trip, it was Joseph and Mary’s faith that allowed the experience to be reclaimed as a pilgrimage. They drew strength and resilience from Bethlehem, a place that connected them to their ancestors in faith, and the communities that formed them. When a woman is bearing down in labor, to bring a child into this world, she must draw on every conceivable ounce of strength within her person, plus that of all the women who have gone before her, and the God who birthed us all. And Mary did just that. She and Joseph may have found themselves in the simple accommodations of a manger, but none of that matters. Those are character details for retelling a birth story. What matters is that Jesus was born, and tenderly loved, as his mother wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger. What matters is that in and through Mary, God birthed their Love into this world in human flesh. As John writes in today’s Gospel, “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth” (Jn 1:14) This year, more than most, I am moved by the way God birthed Love into our World. Proclaiming boldly and loudly:
Our Creator God called Mary, a young, unmarried woman in a patriarchal society - one of the most invisible people in her time and place - to be Jesus’ mother. And she said yes. She embraced her call with a joy that comes from liberation. We witness the freedom the Holy Spirit offers her in this pregnancy, in knowing and understanding God sees and stands with those whom our society makes invisible. She sings, and we sing with her: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in you, O God my Savior, * for you have looked with favor on your lowly servant… You have shown strength with your arm * and scattered the proud in their conceit, Casting down the mighty from their thrones * and lifting up the lowly. You have filled the hungry with good things * and sent the rich away empty.” (Enriching Our Worship 1, pg. 27) God is here with us. God is acting in the here and now. And God seeks out the vulnerable and invisible, lifting them up for all to see. Because the last will be first, and the first will be last. Mary’s call and liberating transformation shows us God’s Way of Love. Yet for Luke, God’s liberation of the invisible, is only just getting started with Mary. Immediately following the birth, Luke shifts his focus to the fields beyond Bethlehem, where shepherds were keeping their flocks. It is here of all places - not a palace, not even at a relative’s house - that an angel proclaims the birth of God’s child. The shepherd's social standing was a little lower than that of peasants.God’s liberation spread to the very margins of their society. Because this is who God is. God always begins at the margins, by bringing those on the outside to the very center and saying - there is a place for you. You are visible in my eyes, and I won’t stop until the world sees and knows there is a place for you in my kindom. The first will be last and the last will be first. Much like Mary, these shepherds who are accustomed to living on the margins, embrace God’s call. As soon as the angelic visitation had ended, they went to Bethlehem with haste. They sought out Joseph, Mary and their newborn child to bear witness to God’s Love, the Word made flesh. And these shepherds, now made visible, were forever changed. “The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” (Lk 2:20) Luke tells us Good News of great joy, and does so through those his society would have deemed invisible. It begs the question: Who does our society deem invisible? Because God is going to those corners, those margins, and seeks to work in and through those who our society would make invisible. Who is God speaking through right here, right now? The answer can be found on the margins, when we pay attention to who is being most harmed by changes in public policies. Based on changes in public policy this year, it would seem it is our transgender neighbors, our undocumented and refugee neighbors, our Palestinian and Jewish neighbours; our neighbors in need of food, housing, and healthcare assistance. This year has been challenging, as society’s center has grown smaller and the crowd on the margins has grown exponentially, and is still growing. But do you know what happens if this trend continues? With time, with the Spirit’s guidance, it flips. The margins are realigned as the center, as the Word made flesh stands alongside those on the margins, calling on the Church to do the same. When we fail to stand in solidarity with our hurting neighbors, in our thoughts, in our prayers, and most especially in our actions - we misunderstand the miracle of Christmas. When God’s Love became incarnate in the Word made flesh in Jesus of Nazareth. When God the Holy Spirit moved in and through Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and all of creation, and made the invisible visible. Yet just as God made Mary and the shepherds visible, we know God will not stop until their dream has come to fruition. God will continue to call on her Church to stand with those on the margins, working alongside and for our neighbors who are most hurting right now. The Holy Spirit will continue to work in and through us, and all of creation. Because God is here with us, and in God’s dream, no one is invisible. And nothing, nothing, will ever hold God back. There is Good News of great joy today. Are we ready to receive it? More importantly, are we ready to be changed by it? Amen. |
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