St. Francis loved to laugh; and so, his laughter was infectious. Those around him were infected by his joy of finding access to God in the strangest places. So, Francis kisses the hand of the leper. Here is why Francis should be seen as a saint. He is a saint not because he does something most of us would be repulsed by but because he was seeking God beyond his capacity to know God.
Anyone who has been a tween or teen knows that this story will end as many do from those periods of our lives—and I suspect that, if you are sitting here on a Sunday in the sanctuary, willing and wanting and perhaps needing to listen to stories of God’s love and presence, then you yourself have most likely had a similar experience as this one.
Trinity Church in the City of Boston The Rev. Morgan S. Allen September 15, 2024 Proper 20 (Year B): Mark
Trinity Church in the City of Boston The Rev. Morgan S. Allen September 15, 2024 Proper 19 (Year B): Mark
Trinity Church in the City of Boston Proper 18, Year A September 8, 2024 Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 Psalm 125
KGL+ Sermon Trinity Church Boston Year B Proper August 25, 2024 May the words of my mouth and the meditations
Trinity Church in the City of Boston Proper 25 Year B August 18, 2024 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Psalm 111
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 14 (Year B) John 6:35; 41-51 Trinity Church in the
Scarcity thinking can easily move in the direction of thinking that there really is no God. Which to me is the ultimate scarcity—namely, thinking there is no God. As the Psalmist states, “The fool has said, “There is no God.” When we give into this way of thinking that there is no God, we do foolish things.
