March 17, 2024 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 119:9-16; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In Christian iconography—the usage of written images in prayer—there is one called “Pantocrator” which is Greek and means “ruler of all” or “all powerful.” It is an image noteworthy in that it has shaped our own image of Christ. The Pantocrator icon is of Christ’s face. […]
Sunday, March 26, 2023 – Lent 5
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 The Rev. Drew Brislin As I have been making my way through this Lenten season, I have had this question that has been continually popping up in my head. It is rooted in part in my Baptist roots, roots that often called me to proclaim Jesus as my […]
Sunday, March 19, 2023 – Lent 4
I Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Several years ago, before I even thought about going to seminary and becoming a priest, I was a youth minister at St. Paul’s in Selma. One particular group of teens had grown up with Harry Potter and we had woven the series into […]
Sunday, March 12, 2023 – Lent 3
Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 The Rev. Drew Brislin As we continue in this season of Lent, this season of preparation, we continue to learn more deeply about who Jesus is not just in terms of relationships but also in relationship to what it is he is doing in the world to transform […]
Sunday, March 5, 2023 – Lent 2
Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Sometimes we get so distracted by Lent and the build up to Holy Week with Jesus’ death and resurrection on the line that we forget to live into the season. Story after story in the season of Lent is focused on Jesus revealing […]
April 7, 2019: The Fifth Sunday in Lent, The Rev. Candice Frazer
There is a sensuous aspect to our liturgy that incorporates all of our senses—taste, sight, touch, hearing, even smell. To worship in the Episcopal Church is a full body experience—we stand, sit, and kneel even move around to offer one another the peace and come forward for the sacrament. We juggle books, shake hands, drink […]
March 31, 2019: The Fourth Sunday in Lent, The Rev. Candice Frazer
Psalm 32 You are my hiding-place; you preserve me from trouble; * you surround me with shouts of deliverance. The Vietnam War was in full swing when my father was in college. He played baseball for Maryland but was restless and felt he should do something of greater purpose with his life. Most of the […]
March 24, 2019: The Third Sunday in Lent, The Rev. Candice Frazer
My neighbors have a row of fig trees in their yard right next to the road. Every summer when I walk by, I notice a sign in the yard that says, “Free figs, you pick.” Their fig trees are typically laden with the fruit and when picked at the right time, it is sweet and […]
March 17, 2019: The Second Sunday in Lent, The Rev. Candice Frazer
The crack of lightning was terrifying and the accompanying boom of thunder left everything still and silent in its wake–it was as if the entire forest was afraid to move. The silence didn’t last for more than a few seconds when the creatures who lived there resumed their scurrying to find shelter from the rain—the […]
March 10, 2019: The First Sunday in Lent, The Rev. Candice Frazer
I’m not sure we do a good job of remembering anymore—we might share the stories of a generation or two, but few of us continue to share the stories of how our ancestors came to be in this country and the challenges and joys they may have known. Instead, we are much more likely to […]