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St. James Episcopal Church

Returning and Rest

 

 

 

 

 

Reflections on Scripture

and the life of faith

by the Rev. Elsa Worth and others

from St. James Episcopal Church in Keene, NH

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February 19, 2024

The Way

February 19, 2024/ Elsa Worth
The Way

Lent is the season in which we are most aware of God’s own suffering - both for us and with us.

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February 19, 2024/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Lent 2B, violence, bullying, peace, love, way of Jesus
February 12, 2024

Lent

February 12, 2024/ Elsa Worth
Lent

If you feel like Lent has totally snuck up on you, you are not alone.

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February 12, 2024/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, practices, prayers of the church
Lent 1B, repentence, date of Easter
November 27, 2023

Advent

November 27, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Advent

How do you practice putting on God’s armor of light?

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November 27, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, prayers of the church, reflections on Scripture
Advent 1B, light, divine love, kingdom of God, solstice
November 20, 2023

The Cosmic King

November 20, 2023/ Elsa Worth
The Cosmic King

What do you do with all the strange imagery in the Bible of heaven and earth, of eternal rewards (or punishments) and of Christ as cosmic ruler?

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November 20, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions
Proper 29A, cosmic, apocalyptic, humility, awe, worship
June 26, 2023

Three Legged Stool

June 26, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Three Legged Stool

The Episcopal Church is often described as being supported by a three-legged stool.

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June 26, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ 1 Comment
Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Proper 8A, Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Experience
June 05, 2023

Ordinary Time

June 05, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Ordinary Time

Ordinary time has someting for every kind of disciple!

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June 05, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, prayers of the church
Proper 5 A, discipleship, ordinary time, summer, fall
May 30, 2023

Names

May 30, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Names

I could go on for many pages referencing the Biblical descriptions of God.

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May 30, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Theology, reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions
Trinity Sunday A, community, God's Name
May 15, 2023

Maturity

May 15, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Maturity

Clearly the disciples think they’re finally going to get the roadmap for what is coming next.

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May 15, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Easter 7A, ascension
April 03, 2023

Holy Week

April 03, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Holy Week

I hope you will take the trip through all the Holy Week services with St. James this year, in person or online.

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April 03, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions
Holy Week
March 27, 2023

Palm Sunday

March 27, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Palm Sunday

Liturgical reforms have left us with kind of a split personality on Palm Sunday.

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March 27, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions
Palm Sunday, passion, liturgical reforms
February 20, 2023

Temptation

February 20, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Temptation

Temptation is always all around us - temptation to do things that feel good in the moment but are not necessarily good for us in the long run - or good for the rest of the world, either.

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February 20, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Lent 1A, temptation, time
January 30, 2023

Celebration

January 30, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Celebration

All our members are part of this body - and you are needed in the body at Annual Meeting.

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January 30, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, practices
Annual Meeting
January 02, 2023

Powerful

January 02, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Powerful

These readings remind me that whenever we think we’re in charge, we’d better think again.

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January 02, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Epiphany 1 A, baptism, word of God, the voice of God
December 05, 2022

The Third Sunday of Advent

December 05, 2022/ Elsa Worth
The Third Sunday of Advent

The third Sunday of Advent is the one on which we’ll light the pink candle in the advent wreath. What’s that all about?

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December 05, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions
Advent 3A, Gaudete Sunday, Advent, penitence, Rose Sunday, Stir Up Sunday
November 21, 2022

Awake

November 21, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Awake

Advent! The start of the new church year is upon us and begins this Sunday.

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November 21, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ 1 Comment
Church Traditions, Thoughts on Scripture
Advent 1A, staying awake
October 18, 2022

Stewardship

October 18, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Stewardship

Sometimes it is hard to remember that stewardship is also about being stewards of divine experiences we’ve had a glimpse of but do not fully understand, of seeds to be planted for a harvest we may never realize, and of a faith witness that God calls us to proclaim.

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October 18, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions
Proper 25C
June 06, 2022

Thinking

June 06, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Thinking

Theologians have been discussing and writing about the Trinity for centuries, and we are no further ahead on agreeing or understanding what the it really is.

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June 06, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, practices, reflections on Scripture
Trinity Sunday, rationality, feelings, faith
May 02, 2022

Trouble

May 02, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Trouble

I would love it if just once in my life I’d be able to prepare a meal that everyone in my family loved and thoroughly enjoyed.

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May 02, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ 1 Comment
reflections on Scripture, practices, Church Traditions
Easter 4C, conflict, diversity, enemies, reconciliation, eucharist
April 18, 2022

Vast

April 18, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Vast

I love the Breton Fisherman’s prayer that begins, ‘O God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.’ There is something both terrifying and very comforting about how small we are compared with the alpha and omega of all there is and ever will be.

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April 18, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions
Easter 2C, alpha and omega
April 12, 2022

More

April 12, 2022/ Elsa Worth
More

Walk together with us through the triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

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April 12, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, Thoughts on Scripture
Easter, new life, resurrection
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