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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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December 12, 2022

Preparing a mansion

December 12, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Preparing a mansion

Just like Mary, we are called to bear Christ into the world through our own words and actions. Just like Joseph, we are called to say yes, even when the future is unclear.

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December 12, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
prayers of the church
Advent 4A, Mary, shame, conscience
December 13, 2021

Mansion

December 13, 2021/ Elsa Worth

There’s a passage from John that is often read at funerals that says, “In my father’s house there are many mansions.” Because of that passage, whenever I think of a mansion being prepared for someone, I usually think about God preparing one for us, not the other way around.

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practices
Advent 4C, welcome, hospitality, Mary
December 14, 2020

How?

December 14, 2020/ Elsa Worth

Oh, don’t worry, the angel says to Mary. The Holy Spirit will take care of everything, and this child will be called holy, because he’ll be the son of God. OK?

Um…

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reflections on Scripture
Advent 4B, Mary, fear, worry, trust
December 17, 2018

Yes

December 17, 2018/ Elsa Worth

A transactional view of sacrifice and offering turns God into some kind of deal maker who’s willing to bargain to remove our suffering if we’re just faithful enough.

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December 17, 2018/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, Church Traditions
Advent 4C, yes, Mary, sacrifice, offering, incarnation

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