This sermon finds illumination in John Henry Newman’s prayer “Stay With Me” as we so often diminish ourselves by storing up treasures rather than being rich towards God preached on The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13C) Christ Episcopal Church, Elizabeth City NC, August 3, 2025.

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