The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy, December 26, 2021 Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3 Psalm 147 John 1:1-18 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today we read the beautiful and poetic prologue from John’s gospel that begins, In the beginning…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Deceber 24, 2021 Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Luke 2:1-20 Merry Christmas everyone. Amid this latest surge of Covid cases and hospitalizations, tonight we are not able to gather together the way we anticipated and hoped. The last 24 hours have felt reminiscent of the earliest days of the pandemic when things were…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Pentecost 25/Proper 28B, November 14, 2021 1 Samuel 1:4-20, Canticle: The Song of Hannah (1 Samuel 2:1-10), Mark 13:1-8 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today we end our year-long journey with Mark’s gospel.…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy October 31, 2021 Ruth 1:1-18, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:11-14, Mark 12:28-34 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. The story of Ruth and Naomi is one of my favorites in all of scripture. Not just…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Pentecost 22/Proper 25B, 1024/2021 Job 42:1-6, 10-17, Psalm 34:1-8, Hebrews 7:23-28, Mark 10:46-52 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. We are in the ninth week of a twelve-week chronological journey through several chapters in the…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Pentecost 21/Proper 24B, October 17, 2021 Job 38:1-7, Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b, Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 10:34-45 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. If you were reading along on your bulletin insert it’s pretty…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Pentecost 12/Proper 15B, 8/15/2021 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:35, 51-58 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today we are celebrating the two great sacraments of the church…