From The Man of La Mancha:
…to try when your arms are too weary
to reach the unreachable star.
This is my quest,
to follow that star…
And I’ll always dream
the impossible dream…
We people of faith follow the Epiphany Star, the Morning Star, “the unreachable star.” We people of faith believe in “the impossible dream” of God’s will being done by us on earth as it is in heaven. Though we often fall short, I hope that our reach continues to exceed our group (George Bernard Show).
Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 My wife Anna has inherited a quirk from her mother and her grandmother. All three of these women are people who pray for parking spaces: “Lord, please give us a parking space.” Just like that as they’re driving through the parking lot. Anna’s grandmother, who’s…
When in the 4th century B.C. voices in ancient Israel were calling for racial purity, even to the extreme of abandoning “foreign wives and their children” (Ezra 10), the small book of Ruth was written. It described an earlier time of famine when Naomi and her husband and sons migrated to the land of the Moabites…
Readings – Acts 7: 55-60; Psalm 31: 1-5,15-16; I Peter 2: 2-10; John 14: 1-14 Often, we see illustrations of the entrance into heaven. There are the pearly gates. There is the long-bearded St. Peter. Sometimes he is at a podium with a long scroll of names. Sometimes there is a long line before him. …
Readings – Isaiah 43: 1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8: 14-17; Luke 3: 1-17, 21-22 We are still decorated for the Nativity, for the birth of Jesus. Last week we celebrated the revealing of the Christ-child to the world as the Wise Men from afar arrived for a brief visit. And today we jump, scholars tell…
Date: December 8, 2019 Time: 6:00 pm Place: All Saints Episcopal Church 129 North Market Street Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Musician: Rev. David Dearing is a retired ordained minister in the United Methdodist Church and a member of the Susquehanna Annual Conference. He recently retired from full time parish ministry after 40 years of service. His most recent appointment…
Abram was 75 years young when God challenged him to leave behind country, extended family, and his inheritance for the Promise of God. God promised a new land, a new nation, and God’s blessing. Abram said “yes”, guided by God Abram went on a journey of trust. So, to, we are invited by God on…