Sermon: Wonder, Women, Wells
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Meditations on the story of Abraham, Ishmael & Hagar, Sarah & Isaac.
Meditations on summer solstice, mother & child abandoned in desert, miraculous rise of wellspring, hope in dry places: themes from the story of Abraham, Ishmael & Hagar, Sarah & Isaac as patriarchs and matriarchs of two faiths and two families, sundered. Abraham’s Farewell to Ishmael — George Segal Wind, Water, Stone — Octavio Paz Translated[…]
Sermon: Spirit
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Sermon: Patriarchs
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Meditations on serving angels in the guise of strangers, and the role of patriarchs in our lives.
The Gift — Li-Young Lee To pull the metal splinter from my palm my father recited a story in a low voice. I watched his lovely face and not the blade. Before the story ended, he’d removed the iron sliver I thought I’d die from. I can’t remember the tale, but hear his voice still,[…]