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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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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
January 01, 2024

Beloved

January 01, 2024/ Elsa Worth
Beloved

Did anyone else see the dove? Did anyone else hear God’s voice?

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January 01, 2024/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, reflections on Scripture
Epiphany 1B, baptism, love, community
September 04, 2023

Love

September 04, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Love

This is the simplest of teachings. Love your neighbor as yourself. And yet, it often turns out to be one of the most complicated practices.

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September 04, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture
Proper 19A, Season of Creation, love
July 05, 2022

Love is an action verb

July 05, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Love is an action verb

Hypocrisy has been around as long as people have. Jesus used the word hypocrite in the gospels many times. And face it, we’re all prone to hypocrisy all the time.

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July 05, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, reflections on Scripture
Proper 10C, love, walking the walk, faith in action
February 14, 2022

Rage

February 14, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Rage

You seem very angry. I know what it is like to feel angry. You know, you can be angry and think at the same time. Yes you can - you can think right now. I would like you to think about how it would feel if someone pushed you into the toybox. I want you to stop and think before you hurt your brother.

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February 14, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, Thoughts on Scripture
Epiphany 7C, anger, rage, love, forgiveness
October 18, 2021

Mission

October 18, 2021/ Elsa Worth

What is your favorite thing to eat?
Is it good for you?

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October 18, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices
proper 25 B, hope, love, faith, discipline, commandments
May 10, 2021

Practice

May 10, 2021/ Elsa Worth

I love how not only do we pray to God, God also prays for us.

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May 10, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, practices
Easter 7B, practice, bumper sticker wisdom, love
April 26, 2021

Who is prevented?

April 26, 2021/ Elsa Worth

Please note: I rarely write directly about current political issues in this blog. Today is an exception, in case you’d rather not go there.

Many of you know that these issues are close to my own heart, after having had a transgender daughter who died of suicide at age 18.

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April 26, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ 4 Comments
reflections on Scripture, Justice
Easter 5B, transgender teens, love, beloved
October 26, 2020

Beloved Remembrance

October 26, 2020/ Elsa Worth

I hope you will take a moment to share the names of those through whom God’s love has shined brightly for you.

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October 26, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
All Saints Sunday A, love, trust, great cloud of witnesses
October 12, 2020

Offering

October 12, 2020/ Elsa Worth

If faith is to be anything more than a mental exercise, we need to put our faith into action in our lives, with love as the action verb that sets it into motion.

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October 12, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, reflections on Scripture
Proper 25A, love, practice, greatest commandment
September 08, 2020

Judgment

September 08, 2020/ Elsa Worth

I’ve got as many opinions as anyone.

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September 08, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, reflections on Scripture
Proper 19A, gossip, judgment, opinions, love
August 31, 2020

Love

August 31, 2020/ Elsa Worth

I must admit is that I’m exhausted.

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August 31, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ 1 Comment
reflections on Scripture, practices
Proper 18A, love, division, evil, politics
July 06, 2020

Reflections on First Responders

July 06, 2020/ Patrick

Guest writer the Rt. Rev. Don Hart finds that hope and love can come from many places.

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July 06, 2020/ Patrick/ 1 Comment
practices
love, hope, actions
October 15, 2019

Rely

October 15, 2019/ Elsa Worth

There is said to be a Chinese curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”

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October 15, 2019/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture
Proper 24C, love, conflict, faith
February 18, 2019

Love

February 18, 2019/ Elsa Worth

Clearly the kind of love Jesus is talking about goes beyond the kind of love we mean when we say we love chocolate or puppies.

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February 18, 2019/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, practices
Epiphany 7C, love, healing, reconciliation, forgiveness
October 30, 2018

Love

October 30, 2018/ Elsa Worth

God commands that love be the motivation, the inspiration and the expression of our every action, thought and impulse.

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October 30, 2018/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, practices
Proper 26B, love, god's commandments
October 23, 2017

Love

October 23, 2017/ Elsa Worth

It is clear, from all our readings this Sunday that it is not possible to please God without love.

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October 23, 2017/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture
love, sacrifice, Holy Spirit, teacher, Paul
August 08, 2017

Messengers

August 08, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Who are the messengers of good news today?

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August 08, 2017/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, practices
fear, hatred, love, good news
June 07, 2017

Honor

June 07, 2017/ Elsa Worth

in Christian community, we must commit to a deep spiritual practice that is not always easy - but, like all disciplines, something we can make a practice of nonetheless - honoring each other in Christ.

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June 07, 2017/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, practices
honor, respect, love, trinity
May 02, 2017

Counter-Cultural

May 02, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Just what would I be willing to give everything up for?

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May 02, 2017/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture
love, sharing, stewardship

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