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Spirited Reflection: Being known under the tree

December 23, 2020

1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20); Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51This cold and blustery January may seem far removed from lush and leafy summer gardens, but the fig tree mentioned in the gospel reading for this week has me…

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Spirited Reflection: The baptismal drive

December 23, 2020

Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11As a young adult, I became interested in alternatives to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Being someone interested in all kinds of things, it was not…

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Spirited Reflection: Glorious display

December 22, 2020

Version en françaisEpiphany has many subtle meanings in the original Greek. The one I like best for this year and these lectionary readings is ‘glorious display’, and what a display of glory is offered to us! We need to begin…

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