August 12, 2012, The Rev Kate Wesch preaching
As the parent of a toddler, I crave sleep. Just to be clear, my daughter is almost two and she’s a great sleeper. We’re lucky and we know it. But, as a busy, working mother, I crave down time. I’m nostalgic for slow Saturday mornings with no obligations or responsibilities other than letting the dog out. But now, well as you know, life is very different.
August 5, 2012, Charissa Jones preaching
Today we celebrate the transfiguration of Jesus – an account of which we just read from the Gospel of Luke. Do you try to imagine what that would look like? Do you find yourselves, like me, a little jealous of an encounter with something that seems so miraculous? Through the transfiguration, the divinity of Jesus is made undeniably clear to Peter, James, and John. In the midst of their sleepiness they see the changing of Jesus’ face during prayer. The face is both familiar and unfamiliar – recognizable as the man they know so well and yet shining with glory. Even his clothes become dazzlingly white. Jesus allows his followers to see his full divinity with sudden brilliance and clarity.
April 7th, 2012, Rev. Kate Wesch preaching
In the name of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
On this most holy night, we gather in vigil and prayer, in darkness and with light, for this is a pivotal moment. Right now, we stand in a liminal space – on a precipice between death and resurrection. It isn’t Easter yet, but Lent has drawn to a close.