AdventWord 2019: 24. Beloved
In this week’s epistle, St. Paul addresses the saints: “To all God’s beloved in Rome……
AdventWord 2019: 23. Message
The season of Advent is a time of preparation. It’s not about the hustle and bustle, but about…
AdventWord 2019: 22. Restore
When I think about the importance of manual labor, I think of my brother. The…
AdventWord 2019: 21. Rest
“Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.” From the Confessions of…
AdventWord 2019: 20. Go
“When the path is long, Christ wanders with you. When the path is difficult, God’s…
AdventWord 2019: 19. Bless
“My life has been filled with multiple blessings, too many to count. Among the greatest…
AdventWord 2019: 18. Worship
Worship is an integral part in the life and mission of the church. We are…
AdventWord 2019: 17. Pray
“Lord, teach us to pray…” Luke 11:1 I was at a conference recently in Brazil…
AdventWord 2019: 16. Learn
We learn through information and through experience. The work of the General Convention Office involves…
AdventWord 2019: 15. Turn
Our faith encourages us to turn toward one another and toward God. Under Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, The…
AdventWord 2019: 14. Gather
When I first moved to Liverpool, I had met only one person, through Skype, who…
AdventWord 2019: 13. Water
It is easy to overlook the powerful nature of water. Many of us engage with…
AdventWord 2019: 12. Harmony
Bringing people and cultures together. Singing hymns in the Navajo language. Gathering together in hózhó, in beauty, balance,…
AdventWord 2019: 11. Confess
We humans get so many things wrong, but we also get a lot of things…
AdventWord 2019: 10. Grace
In August 2017, a group of young people and their leaders gathered in Shrine Mont,…
AdventWord 2019: 9. Root
Sitting on my couch, broken foot in cast, holiday and life plans completely jacked up,…
AdventWord 2019: 8. Worthy
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is…
AdventWord 2019: 7. Unity
Advent confronts us with a comforting truth that in spite of seemingly insurmountable challenges we…
AdventWord 2019: 6. House
Scraping windows is one of those chores that can only be done slowly. Repeatedly. Diligently….
AdventWord 2019: 5. Raise
Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring … at Voorhees College and Saint…
AdventWord 2019: 4. Humble
In the crypt of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, a painting in an apse represents…
AdventWord 2019: 3. Time
More than six years of preparation. Hours and days spent in planes, trains, and automobiles…
AdventWord 2019: 2. Visit
We visit because being in relationship is one of our deepest callings from God. We…
AdventWord 2019: 1. Unexpected
Come, thou long expected Jesus born to set Thy people free; from our fears and…
