a young woman's pilgrimage in ordained ministry
Sermon for Year A Proper 20; Exodus 16:2-15, NRSV When I signed up to take nine high school youth on a Confirmation pilgrimage just this past August, only a little over a month ago, I had no idea how much I would be fed on the journey, on our cross-country travel to Navajoland. I had... Continue Reading →
A sermon for Year A Proper 23; Matthew 22:1-14 Having been a bride only shortly over a year ago, for me the most difficult part of the planning process, was not picking the dress, or the cake, or the music, but it was actually hand selecting who would be invited to my wedding. Nate and... Continue Reading →
A celebration of St. Francis of Assisi; Psalm 148:7-14; Matthew 11:25-30 A Prayer Attributed to St. Francis: Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is... Continue Reading →
Proper 28, Year C; Isaiah 65:17-25; Canticle 9; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 The first time I felt I could call the Pioneer Valley home was at age seventeen, as I was discerning which university to attend. On a snowy April morning I recall riding down route 47 with my mother and a family friend. And... Continue Reading →
The Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 It has been one week since Easter Sunday. One week since children held delightfully decorated eggs in their hands, felt their weight, touched their smooth shells, and cracked some open for a sugar high only Christmas and Easter can duplicate. It has been one... Continue Reading →
Advent 1, Year C Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 I don’t know about you, but every year at this time I get a bit nostalgic. With the Advent countdown to the Christ child now begun, I reminisce over Christmases past and the weeks of preparation beforehand—which usually involved eating way too many of... Continue Reading →
A sermon preached at All Saints' Episcopal Church in South Hadley, Massachusetts, on the occasion of Good Friday. (sung) Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? O–o–o–o Sometimes it causes me to tremble, Tremble, Tremble, Were you there when they crucified my Lord? ... Continue Reading →
A Sermon on Genesis 21:9-19 for Prophetic Preaching class When I left Alabama at age 18, to begin my undergraduate career in Massachusetts, I was ready to cast of the chains of patriarchy. I was determined to denounce my sexist southern society. I was empowered to live into the woman that God was calling me... Continue Reading →
2 Timothy 4:5–12 Luke 10:1–12 Dedicated to my beloved friends at Berkeley Divinity School. Only six short weeks ago, Across quite a large pond, I sat reciting morning prayer, In a familiar place, With familiar faces, And familiar accents. That Friday morning before my departure to an unknown land, As I sat in St. Luke’s... Continue Reading →
A sermon for Proper 18, Year C and a baptism Sunday. Based on Psalm 139:1–5, 12–17 & Luke 14:25–33. Love is messy. Or at least that is what I thought to myself. As I laid in my bed My senior year at Mount Holyoke Crying over an ex–boyfriend. Love is messy. Tears falling into... Continue Reading →
The Magdalene's Call 