“All Shall Be well,” by Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano, 9/28/25 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15; Luke 16:19-31 “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” This line might be familiar to you. It is attributed to Julian of Norwich, a 14th century English woman who was a mystic and anchoress. An anchoress, or anchorite, was…
The Inward Journey Ministerial Intern Diego Garrido – 21 Sept – 2025. Luke 16, 19-39 May the God that raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, raise us from our trivialities, and, lift us from the ashes of our shame. May my words sit in your hearts choosing the unspoken wisdom of a God that…
“The Seven Storey Mountain,” Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano 9/7/25 Jeremiah 18:1-11; Luke 14:25-33 The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. The prophet Jeremiah is using a metaphor to explain what is going on, how God is working through the lives of the people of…
June 1, 2025 Acts 16:16-34; John 17:20-26 Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you have sent me. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them and I in them. This is an interesting…
May 4, 2025 Acts 9:1-6; John 21:1-19 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” Saul was returning from obtaining letters from the high priest in Jerusalem permitting him to extend the persecution of Jesus’ followers. But along the way back to Damascus, he was struck down by a sudden overwhelming…
April 13, 2024 Luke 19:28-40 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We heard about the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We heard about Jesus riding a colt into the gates. But I feel compelled…
April 6, 2025 Isaiah 43:16-21; John 12:1-8 Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? In our reading, something new is about to happen, something will change. The old things should not be remembered, the former things forgotten. The Book of…
March 15, 2025 Luke 1:26-38 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” When you heard this reading this morning, perhaps you thought to yourselves, why exactly are we listening to a Christmas reading? Mary hearing about her pending and unexpected pregnancy. But there is a reason. We are in the month of April. Count nine…
March 16, 2025 Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Luke 13:31-35 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates….” We hear about covenants frequently in the Bible, even though that word is not always used. Sometimes it is mentioned in terms of statutes…
March 2, 2025 Exodus 34:29-35; Luke 9:28-36 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. Moses had been atop Mount Sinai speaking with God. The mountain was sacred because it shone with divine light and Moses had climbed up into that light. He comes down resplendent, much…