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"Can You Catch The Wind?"

Pentecost.C.22
Acts 2:1-21
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

“When the day of Pentecost had come, the apostles were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.”

"Doing a New Thing"

5 Easter.C.22
Acts 11:1-18; Rev. 21:1-6; John 13:31-35
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

There’s a wonderful hymn written by Frederick Willliam Faber. It begins: “There’s a wideness in God’s mercy like the wideness of the sea, there’s a kindness in God’s justice, which is more than liberty. The third verse concludes: “For the love of God is broader than the measure of the mind, and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind.” The message of the hymn, is that God’s love far exceeds our own, transcending our institutions, doctrines and orthodoxies.

"What We Miss & What We Find"

6 Easter.C.22
Acts 16:9-15
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

Have you ever experienced a trip that has not gone as planned? A few years ago, Phil and I were invited to join friends for a week in Ecuador. I think it took me less than 30 seconds to reply. Let’s go! I discovered that where we would be staying was near El Cajas National Park a fantastical land of glacial lakes and the famed polylepis tree. There were Incan ruins to explore in the area and a host of other sites to see.

"A Heavenly Tree"

3 Lent.C.22
Luke 13:1-9
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

God gives good gifts; fig trees are among them. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs believed that when they died their souls would encounter a Ficus sycomorus fig tree at the edge of the desert, and that the goddess Hathor would emerge from the foliage to welcome them to heaven. Fig trees and heaven—it’s not too much of a stretch. In fact, the fig tree is the only tree mentioned by name in the Garden of Eden.

"The Sheltering Wings of God"

2 Lent.C.22
Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? Though an army should encamp against me, yet my heart shall not be afraid; and though war should rise up against me, yet will I put my trust in him.” It’s difficult to hear these words from Psalm 27 this morning, and fail to think of the people of Ukraine fighting to protect their democracy and homeland from a Russian invasion.

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