Before Our Lord faced arrest, persecution, trial and arrest he shared a great deal of counsel and prayer with and for his disciples. John’s Gospel commences his account of these events in chapter 13, verse 1: “Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.”
Read MoreLots of different professions or communities develop their own language. My brother and sister were in the Navy, as well as their spouses, and we would at times have to interrupt them to explain what a word or an anagram meant. But it’s not just them. Hospitals, courts, insurance offices, grocery stores – just about every niche of our society has its own language.
Our Episcopal Church has our language. You have come in through the narthex into the nave. I’m in the nave now but, will retreat to the chancel at the appropriate time and then to the sanctuary. You’re wearing clothes. I am too, but also an alb, cincture and stole. Soon cometh the chasuble! I grew up in this church and I still run into words I don’t know or understand.
Read MoreA few days ago, a jolt of excitement swept through my wife and children. They released the first trailer of the new Star Wars movie coming out in December. And of course these days, once it is out it is everywhere immediately, including on my phone. (A small confession, our family gets very engrossed in epic fantasy fiction like The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars and The Avengers. The Avengers: End Game comes out at the end of the month. We already have our tickets.)
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