Sermons

This past week the Church has once again told the story of pain and suffering, death and grief. We have reflected on where God can be found in the midst of such experiences. In this season which we call Holy Week, Jesus has served as a guide on the journey through the shadows of life.
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Life! Abundant life! Bubbling up to overflowing. That is the gift God offers. . . . The life which pours forth from God cannot be stopped. We might lose sight of it. We might doubt it. We might believe there is only death. But in the end, God’s life is the reality which wins out. . . . Nothing in heaven or on earth can stand in the way of God’s abundant life when we choose to open ourselves to the flow of that transforming reality.
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Too often we begin our consideration of giving from a perspective of scarcity rather than abundance. “There isn’t enough to go around.” “I wish I could do more, but I just don’t have enough.” “Enough” is, of course, always open to interpretation, and can be applied to whatever particular resource is being discussed at the moment -- money, time, people, whatever. So what if we begin in a completely different way? What if, instead of starting with how much we can give, or even how much is needed, we begin with how much we have?
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