Nancy Smith, DOV Intern December 13, 2020 Good morning! The Third Sunday in Advent has some different names in church parlance: Stir up Sunday, from the beginning words of the collect today, in which we pray to God to “stir up your power, O Lord” – certainly one of those times when we should be careful what we ask for! Rose Sunday…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz Advent 2B, December 6, 2020 St. James’, Mt. Airy Isaiah 401-2, 8-131-11 Psalm 85 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 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. There are two Christmas seasons that are celebrated yearly. The first is secular Christmas,…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. Airy Christ the King/Proper 29 11/22/2020 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 100 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 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. Next Sunday, with the start of Advent, we begin a new church year, which…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. airy 11/15/2020 Pentecost 24A/Proper 28 Judges 4:1-7 Psalm 123 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 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. Another week, and another Gospel story that fits into our Fall series of weeping and…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz Pentecost 23A/Proper 27 November 8, 2020 Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 Psalm 78:1-7 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 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. Before I begin reflecting on today’s Gospel reading, I want to take a moment to acknowledge where we…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. Airy All Saints’ Day Matthew 5:1-12 11/1/2020 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 celebrate All Saints’ Day and remember the communion of saints who have gone before us. This year this holy day…
October 25, 2020 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. Good morning! I am happy to be with you this morning, and I am grateful to Kristin and the whole community of St. James’ for welcoming me into this holy place. Eight years ago,…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. Airy 10/18/2020 Pentecost 20A/Proper 24 Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 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. Invariably every three years when this gospel comes up in the lectionary it’s stewardship season, and with its…
Pentecost 19A/Proper 23 Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 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 there was an award for best hyperbole then Jesus might just win it for this parable. Everything about it seems over the top,…