Lessons: Isaiah 6:1-8 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Psalm 29 In the name of the Triune God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. “No person ever steps in the same river twice,” the philosopher, Heraclitus, said a long, long time ago, “for it’s not the same river and they are not the same person. Continue reading “Trinity Sunday by Matthew David Morris”
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Second Sunday of Easter by Matthew David Morris
Lessons: Acts 4:32-35 1 John 1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31 Psalm 133 I have a story I’d like to tell. No, I have a story I have to tell. This story is impossible. You’re not going to believe me. But I have to tell this story. I have to tell it even though I knowContinue reading “Second Sunday of Easter by Matthew David Morris”
First Sunday after Christmas by Matthew David Morris
Lessons: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 Why does it matter? Why does the story of Christmas matter? If you braved the ice for the late service on Christmas Eve, you may have heard Fr. Martin pose a similar question. I, myself, did not make that treacherous drive through the icyContinue reading “First Sunday after Christmas by Matthew David Morris”
Thanksgiving Service by Matthew David Morris
Lessons: Deuteronomy 8:7-18 Psalm 65 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Luke 17:11-19 I begin this homily by giving honor to the Chinook, Clatskanie, Cowlitz Kalapuya, Sillamook, Siletz, and Yakama people, and to the many other tribes and bands of First Nations people whose original lands we occupy in Oregon. Their stories and histories are a part ofContinue reading “Thanksgiving Service by Matthew David Morris”
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost by Matthew David Morris
Lessons: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:7-14 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 There is a temptation to linger in the details of a saint’s life in search of a clue for how we might become more holy. If we crack the code of any given saint, perhaps we might know — at last — how to become theContinue reading “Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost by Matthew David Morris”