ADVENT PEACE

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENTDECEMBER 10, 2023 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,that her warfare is accomplished,that her iniquity is pardoned:for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,Prepare ye the way ofContinueContinue reading “ADVENT PEACE”

SHALOM

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not let them be afraid.” [John 14:27 NRSV] Monday, February 28 was my final day as Acting Bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the ELCA. It wasContinueContinue reading “SHALOM”

WAIT, WEIGHT

 “Bless the Lord God of Israel    because he has come to help and has delivered his people. He has raised up a mighty savior for us in his servant David’s house,     just as he said through the mouths of his holy prophets long ago. He has brought salvation from our enemies    and from the power of all those who hateContinueContinue reading “WAIT, WEIGHT”