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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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April 05, 2022

Hosanna

April 05, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Hosanna

The Palm Sunday story in Luke does not mention branches at all. Instead, the people spread cloaks on the road in front of Jesus as he rides into Jerusalem on a young colt.

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April 05, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, Thoughts on Scripture, Justice, Church Traditions
Palm Sunday, hosanna, help, justice
March 07, 2022

Covenant

March 07, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Covenant

We’ve understood covenant in a certain way all our lives, and this troublemaker from Nazareth’s blood has nothing to do with it, thank you very much!

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March 07, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, Church Traditions
Lent 2C, covenant, change, solid ground, foundation
February 28, 2022

First Fruits

February 28, 2022/ Elsa Worth
First Fruits

Today is Ash Wednesday - the first day of Lent 2022. The first day of your big opportunity to re-prioritize the spiritual fruits of your own life.

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February 28, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions, practices
Lent 1C, time, practices, discipline, Lent
February 21, 2022

Transfiguration

February 21, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Transfiguration

Have you ever been so bowled over by something that you didn’t know what to say? Didn’t know what to think?

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February 21, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, Church Traditions
Epiphany Last c, transfiguration, mystery
February 07, 2022

Most to be pitied

February 07, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Most to be pitied

As pitiable as it may be, we are all just regular people who really long for the kind of predictability and comfort that we think will bring us an abundant life.

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February 07, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, prayers of the church, Church Traditions
Epiphany 6C, trust, comfort
January 03, 2022

Baptism

January 03, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Baptism

Would you say yes to claiming a boundless, infinite and enormous identity - bigger than any of us could even dream of being able to live into let alone uphold? Would you RSVP for that?

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January 03, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions
Epiphany 1C, belonging, commitment, forever, RSVP
November 29, 2021

Prayers

November 29, 2021/ Elsa Worth

Whenever Paul prays for one of the early churches in his letters, I like to think about how he is praying for us also.

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November 29, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Advent 2C, prayer, St. Paul, Philippians
October 11, 2021

Return

October 11, 2021/ Elsa Worth

Many of us experience a sense of return each week when we come together for worship on Sunday mornings - coming back to be with the people we know and love and who love and support us, hearing the familiear prayers, the music, the exploration of Scripture, and of course, the communion table.

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October 11, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions, practices
Return, hope
October 03, 2021

Exile

October 03, 2021/ Elsa Worth

We certainly know the feeling of exile these days after a year and a half of pandemic life

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October 03, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, practices, Ministry, Church Traditions
Giving season, exile, church community
September 20, 2021

Prayer

September 20, 2021/ Elsa Worth

Since our church is called St. James, I still feel affinity to the writer of the letter of James, even though he’s likely a different St. James than our own. And his advice to us this Sunday is to pray.

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September 20, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, practices, Church Traditions
Proper 21B, prayer, quiet, neighbors, practice
April 12, 2021

Presence

April 12, 2021/ Elsa Worth

Outside of hospital recusitatations or zombie movies, most of us have never seen a dead person come back to life, so the Christian doctrine of resurrection is admittedly rather odd.

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April 12, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions
Easter 3B, resurrection, incarnation
March 15, 2021

Written on our hearts

March 15, 2021/ Elsa Worth

We read a lot of Jeremiah during Lent, and frankly it’s no picnic.

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March 15, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions, practices
Lent 5B, sacrifice, suffering, trust, faith, new life
February 15, 2021

To really live

February 15, 2021/ Elsa Worth

So this year, thinking of Lent primarily as a season of fasting and self-denial seems almost repetitive, considering the circumstances we’re living in.

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February 15, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, practices
Lent, Ash Wednesday, fasting, repentence
January 11, 2021

Accountable

January 11, 2021/ Elsa Worth

It was painful for me, as a Christian, to see the name of Jesus used as justification for these abusive actions by religious nationalists in Washington DC last week.

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January 11, 2021/ Elsa Worth/ 2 Comments
practices, Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Epiphany 2B, fruits of the spirit, listening, the voice of God
December 28, 2020

Shine

December 28, 2020/ Elsa Worth

The 12 days of Christmas. It’s a very familiar song, but the meaning of the phrase is all but lost in our culture.

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December 28, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, practices, reflections on Scripture
Christmas 2B, 12 days of Christmas, church year, gratitude
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 20, 2020

Intercession

October 20, 2020/ Elsa Worth

It is a powerful thing to pray for others specifically by name.

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October 20, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, Church Traditions, reflections on Scripture
Proper 24A, prayer, intercession, apophatic, kataphatic
October 06, 2020

Waiting and Trusting

October 06, 2020/ Elsa Worth

Here in October of 2020, we are collectively grieving.

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October 06, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions
Proper 23A, trust, suffering, grief, lament, Advent, Christmas
July 27, 2020

Communion

July 27, 2020/ Elsa Worth

A gospel reading about a crowd of 5000 people eating together seems strange in the midst of a pandemic.

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July 27, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions
Proper 13A, communion, pandemic
June 08, 2020

Household

June 08, 2020/ Elsa Worth

Is a church a School of Faith? A Hospital for Sinners? A Watering Hole for Weary Disciples? A Discipleship Gym?

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June 08, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Church Traditions, Ministry, practices
Proper 6A, community, practices, church, metaphors
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