Sermons
Our latest sermons can be found here. We encourage our members to share what is on their hearts so there will be a variety of voices heard. To see older sermons, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the word "next".
Sermon by Francesca Wigle 02.12.2012
Our Gospel reading today was about the leper. Leprosy can be a metaphor for a sick and unhealthy Earth. As we see and envision through our Brow Chakra,it helps us understand why some people can see the danger facing our planet, because they have open hearts. Others can't envision the dangers because they have closed hearts and it is “all about them”.
Sermon by Judith Liro 02.05.2012
In our reading about the throat chakra we heard about finding our unique voice and expressing our truth, having the courage to do that without regard to the response of others. I think finding our voice is also about being liberated from our false self that constricts our authenticity in particular ways.
Sermon by Gretchen Stolfo on 01.29.2012
I've never been to Palestine or Israel, so I enjoy reading what Emil Bock wrote about the journey from Nazareth to Capernaum. It's from a book he wrote in 1948, The Three Years the life of Christ between Baptism and Ascension. Although he was the leader of a denomination in Germany called the Christian Community when he wrote the book, Emil Bock was also a survivor of the concentration camp in Welzheim. It seems like his experience of imprisonment and release is echoed in the description of Jesus' move from Nazareth to Capernaum.
Sermon by Judith Liro on 01.22.2012
The story in Mark’s Gospel today is a shining solar plexus moment. It’s a time when Jesus picks up the mantle that has been passed to him by John the Baptizer earlier in the same first chapter.
Sermon by Judith Liro 01.15.2012
In this Season of Healing we are looking for connection with Jesus and stories in the gospels and the chakras, those centers of energy in the human body that correspond to a fully energized and healthy human life. St. Hildegard’s Vision states that we are open to the wisdom of other sacred traditions. Our goal this season is to be rooted in the Christian tradition, open to this wisdom that has come from Hindu and other sources from the East.
Epiphany sermon by Judith Liro 01.08.2012
The focus for today is the importance of being grounded in our spirituality, in our path of living into our baptism. Davies writes, “It’s essential to remember that we are spiritual beings in human form and that we need to remain rooted in the earth. So many people who embark on spiritual work forget this…. Beware those who seem to be floating around on some higher plane. Those who are really in touch spiritually are very human and ordinary, albeit in an extraordinary way.”
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