Despite the story the world tells us, blessing cannot be measured by material possessions, corporate titles, prestigious degrees, or anything we can earn or achieve. To be blessed is to be stripped of the illusion that we can save ourselves.
By confronting the darkness, we are set free from the delusion that we humans can extricate ourselves from the sin that enslaves us. Indeed, a clear-eyed look into the darkness reveals this undeniable truth: our world stands in need of judgement. But my beloved, the good news of Advent is that God does not leave us mired in our sin. Our deliverance is at hand! God’s rescue operation is underway! The Just and Righteous Judge has come and will come again to set things right.
On this All Souls Day, even as our hearts are heavy with grief, we remember with joy the faithful departed. We read their names aloud, entrusting them one by one to God’s eternal love and care.
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 17 (Year B) Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Trinity Church in
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 14 (Year B) John 6:35; 41-51 Trinity Church in the
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 10 (Year B) Mark 6:14-29 Trinity Church in the City
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 6 (Year B) Mark 4:26-34 Trinity Church in the City
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Trinity Church in the City
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after Ascension Day (Year B) Trinity Church in the
