Lessons: Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 John 17:20-26 From the reading today, from the Revelation of John, we hear the words “I am the Alpha and the Omega” the Beginning and the End. Love is the word that Jesus speaks to today from the Gospel of John. He is telling us that theContinueContinue reading “Seventh Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Richard Toll”
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Good Friday by The Rev. Richard Toll
Lessons: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42 Psalm 22 Jerusalem – in the 1st century – a city built on a hill looking out over the Jordan Desert with a distant view of the Dead Sea. A fabulous location. Thousands of pilgrims flocking to the city for religious reasons and to honor the role ofContinueContinue reading “Good Friday by The Rev. Richard Toll”
Fourth Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Richard Toll
Lessons: Micah 5:2-5a Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 Canticle 15 In the Gospel of Luke, we hear today that Mary has just received the news from the Angel Gabriel that she is the favored one of God and is to give birth to Jesus, This news is received in Nazareth where Mary lives. Nazareth inContinueContinue reading “Fourth Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Richard Toll”
Third Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Richard Toll
Lessons: Zephaniah 3:14-20 Canticle 9 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 The desert is a very special and unique setting and deserts are found in various places throughout the world. But the desert I want to speak to today incorporates the area from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea and the surrounding area ofContinueContinue reading “Third Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Richard Toll”