Following the death of King David, the heir to the throne, David’s son Solomon, dreams that he is in a conversation with God. In the dream, God asks the young king what he needs or wants. Solomon replies that, he is so ‘young’ at being a monarch of a large...
Sundays in August CE Classes at Grace don't start until September 8 but we are offering a series of special events during the formation hour (9:30 - 10:30 AM) on Sundays in August. The gathering on August 18 will focus on the nave and liturgical spaces with Fr. Stuart and...
Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his...
Far from being just a way to nourish our bodies, food is also a powerful metaphor for what nourishes our souls. If the saying is true, "We are what we eat," perhaps we can reflect on what we take into ourselves, what we consume. What do we pay attention to?...
Sundays in August CE Classes at Grace don't start until September 8 but we are offering a series of special events during the formation hour (9:30 - 10:30 AM) on Sundays in August. This Sunday, August 11, clergy and some staff will offer guided tours throughout the building. We will...
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were saying, “Is not...
The stories of King David and his moral failures offer us the opportunity to reconsider our own choices and their consequences. And learning to pray using David’s “journal” – the Psalter – provides language for us to confess to God our anguish, our hope for transformation, and our joy that...
Sundays in August CE Classes at Grace don't start until September 8 but we are offering a series of special events during the formation hour (9:30 - 10:30 AM) on Sundays in August. This Sunday, August 4, join us for light pastries, juice, and coffee in the Parish Hall and...
The next day, when the people who remained after the feeding of the five thousand saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said...
What can we learn by laying the story of King David and Bethsheba (and Uriah) alongside the story of Jesus feeding the multitudes? For one, we learn more about the tendencies we have in ourselves to grasp and control—and the invitation to release and trust the Spirit. The Glimpses of...