This sermon reflects on what it means to shine as the light of Christ as we seek to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us.
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Tags: David Brooks, Diminisher, Episcopal, Guidance, I will change your name, Illuminator, Jesus, John Henry Newman, lived in action, not dead but sleeping, Scottish blessing, sermon, spiritual strength in poetry, Stay With Me prayer, woman quietly seeking Jesus, writ on the heart
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.
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Tags: Apostle Paul’s list of behaviors that should be put to death, be rich towards God, catching force, David Brooks, Diminisher, Doctor of the Church, Episcopal, How to Know a Person, illumination does not seek perfection but rather partnership with God, Illuminator, Jesus, John Henry Newman, sermon, store up treasures, sympathetic influence, three barns, to be a light to others
This sermon asks how does joy conquer despair as we share the moment God invites Elijah to once again put his trust in God after wind, earthquake, and fire illuminate rather than diminish God’s call in the sound of sheer silence as the blessing he least expected and needed most.
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Tags: 9/1/2001, blessing of God find you when you least expect it and need it most, candle, Darkness, David Brooks, Diminisher, earthquake, Elijah, Episcopal, fire, How to Know a Person, humility, Illuminator, Jesus, joy, joy conquer despair, lauds, Light, Light of Christ, matins, Prologue to John’s Gospel, Psalm 43, Richard Rohr, Saint Matthias Tuscaloosa Alabama, September 11 2001, sermon, temple curtain torn, Tenebrae, trust, truth, wedding, wind
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