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Poured out in Love + Derramado por Amor

I am already being poured out as a libation, wrote Paul in his letter to Timothy. What an intimate and vulnerable thing to say, even in a letter to a dear friend. The New Testament lesson we just heard was written near the end of Paul’s earthly life, when he had been abandoned by most of his ministry … Read the rest

Blessed be the Seeds

Proper 22C

I never imagined myself saying this in church—or anywhere else, for that matter—but this morning I feel a bit like a mulberry tree. Some very faithful people said “be uprooted from your 13 years of service on the staff of the Bishop of California and be planted at Trinity Cathedral,” and here I am. Feeling a bit out … Read the rest