Only One Voice Calls Us Each By Name, Easter 4 (B) – 2012
[…] world. We are sheep turned to shepherds through the mystery of the breaking of the bread. The one hope is that as folk come to know us, they find not […]
Bible Study: Advent 4 (C) – 2012
[…] the other gets less. These lost tribes are the people who have tears instead of bread and are scorned by those who do not care. “Restore all of us, O […]
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[…] rod of anger will fail. 9Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor. 22Do not rob the poor because they are poor, or crush […]
Where the Angels Are, Lent 1 (A) – 1999
[…] travel on and pay the tolls for. None of us has the power to make bread from stones. But we all share with Jesus that temptation to muscle the rest […]
Sermon for Easter Sunday in Florence, Italy
[…] him or hang on to him, because he still has to finish rising. This heavenly bread-body is still waiting for its final proofing. The breath of spirit has yet to […]
Ordination of J. Neil Alexander, Diocese of Atlanta
[…] too, along with us, receives the one who seeks to give himself to us in bread and wine. On this solemn and hope-filled occasion, may each one of us, therefore, […]
Sermon at West Missouri's Diocesan Convention
[…] for God is with us, and we will discover Jesus with us when we break bread with the poor and fearful. Letting go of fear takes only a small shift […]
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
[…] people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people went […]
30th Anniversary of Jubilee Ministry
[…] Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair Lord, in our suff’ring world, this is our prayer. Bread for the children, justice, joy, peace Sunrise to sunset, your kingdom increase. It […]
Presiding Bishop's Sermon at Domestic Poverty Summit – Called To Serve
[…] be healthy, none will know the fullness of Godâs intent for each one until daily bread is within the reach of every person â and daily protein, vegetables, fruit, and […]
Living Eucharistically, Epiphany 4 (C) – 2016
[…] to chronic disease, discontent, and disappointment. Instead, living eucharistically means investing ourselves in the sustained bread breaking of authentic and attentive prayer, mindful and deliberate service, and careful and sensitive […]
The Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James
[…] cry; when he hears it, he will answer you. 20Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself […]
Sergius of Radonezh, Monastic, 1392
[…] of food? 26 He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops: sermon from the Presiding Bishop
[…] life, and seeing the presence of God, the presence of Christ in the species of bread and wine, and actually seeing the presence of God, the image of God in […]
John Henry Hobart, Bishop, 1830
[…] have come from a great distance.’ 4His disciples replied, ‘How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?’ 5He asked them, ‘How many loaves do you have?’ They said, […]
Salvation
[…] 306; see Rom 6:3-4). The consecrated elements of the eucharist are for God’s people “the bread of life and the cup of salvation,” by which we share the body and […]
Bible Study: Proper 11 (B) – 2021
[…] Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 These verses of Mark’s gospel serve as a bookend for a “ bread miracle” in which Jesus feeds five thousand people (vv. 35-44) and the episode that […]
Vincent de Paul, Priest, 1660 and Louise de Marillac, Vowed Religious, 1660
[…] but never have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread. 27 The righteous are always generous in their lending, * and their children […]
Priscilla and Aquila, Coworkers of the Apostle Paul
[…] went in to stay with them. 30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened, and […]
Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vowed Religious and Educator, 1821
[…] the dinner guests, on hearing this, said to him, ‘Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!’ 16Then Jesus said to him, ‘Someone gave a great […]