Taste and see that the Lord is good

Taste and see that the Lord is good

Last week we sat with fresh bread and honey and meditated on what it might be like to be starving in the desert having just fled slavery. The fresh bread smelled amazing, and the drizzle of honey activated our brains and we were alerted to something that gives us pleasure as well as a short burst of energy. Drawing from the meditation, we have a little sense of what it is like to wake from a moment of hopelessness and desperation to be provided a loaf of fresh bread and a jug of sweet, fresh water.

Trinity

Trinity

Trinity is a deep part of my faith and yet it is always difficult to talk about because it is so counter to our lived experience with our time and space bound bodies. So, I’m going to tell you a couple of stories; one to illustrate the Trinity and one to illustrate the importance of that mystical truth.

Final Sunday after Epiphany - Transfiguration

Final Sunday after Epiphany - Transfiguration

I do confess myself to be a little apprehensive about my sermon today, because it might be a little challenging…

Paul says that the ‘god of this world’ keeps people in darkness. I think that we have seen a fair bit of darkness in the world in the last couple of years. It’s not easy seeing wars, and genocides, and all kinds of sickness that happen in the world.  I think sometimes (no, I know!) when it happens on your back doorstep, we feel it so much more. When children murder people, the world seems very, very, dark. So the question is, where is the light? Because it is in very, very, dark places that the light has opportunity to shine even more brightly.