Oct 15, 2023 |
The Rev. Becca Stevens
| Becca Stevens
The Rev. Becca Stevens
A sermon preached by our guest preacher for the day, the Rev. Becca Stevens on October 15, 2023.
Becca Stevens is a justice entrepreneur, author and priest. She has been featured on PBS NewsHour, The Today Show, CNN, ABC World News, named a CNN Hero, and White House Champion of Change, holds five honorary doctorates, and raised over $65M in funding for justice initiatives. Drawn from 25 years of leadership in mission-driven work, Becca leads important conversations across the country with an inspiring message that love is the strongest force for change in the world.
Aug 13, 2023 |
Righteous Surrender
| The Very Rev. Bernard J. Owens
Righteous Surrender
Matthew 14:22-33
A sermon preached by the Very Rev. Bernard J Owens at Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
A sermon preached by the Very Rev. Bernard J Owens at Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
The disciples are afraid because they storm could send them to the bottom of the sea. Yet Jesus hears them and walks towards them – coming to meet them exactly where they are. In this passage, by the way, Jesus doesn’t calm the sea, he simply comes to be with them, and he says, It’s me, do not be afraid. Jesus is here, do not be afraid.
“Righteousness” means having faith that we don’t have to prove, even by walking on water.
It’s faith that sees God coming to be with us in the boat, amid the storms, and knows that that is enough
We don’t need to go looking for Christ to bring him into our hearts, or to bring him back to church, or to prove his existence to those who haven’t met him yet: Christ is already in all these places, coming to us, saying, it is “I, do not be afraid,” and calming the storm.
Jul 30, 2023 |
Benjamin Britten’s Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
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Benjamin Britten’s Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
July 30, 2023
Trinity choir members John McElliott (alto) and Rowan Taymuree (tenor) will sing Benjamin Britten’s Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac in place of the sermon this week. Britten wrote this dramatic and deeply moving work in 1952. The story of Abraham being summoned by God to offer up his own child, Isaac, for sacrifice is set using two solo voices with piano. The singers not only perform the respective roles of father and son but also, singing in unison, form the other-worldly sound of the voice of God.
Trinity choir members John McElliott (alto) and Rowan Taymuree (tenor) will sing Benjamin Britten’s Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac in place of the sermon this week. Britten wrote this dramatic and deeply moving work in 1952. The story of Abraham being summoned by God to offer up his own child, Isaac, for sacrifice is set using two solo voices with piano. The singers not only perform the respective roles of father and son but also, singing in unison, form the other-worldly sound of the voice of God.
Jul 23, 2023 |
Dreams Help Us See
| The Rev. Adrienne Koch
Dreams Help Us See
Genesis 28:10-19a
A sermon preached by the Rev. Adrienne Koch at Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, July 23, 2023.
A sermon preached by the Rev. Adrienne Koch at Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Dreams are the rearview mirror in our earthly travels. And I hope that Jacob’s learning from his dream becomes our learning. When Jacob awoke, he exclaimed: Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!” Dreams protect our ability to see, and perhaps they also protect our ability to see God; to see God’s presence in our lives, especially the times we were convinced God wasn’t there.
How far back do your family dreams go? Were they immigrant dreams like Abraham’s? Were they born out of family trauma like Isaac? Or are you the bearer of the self-made story, like Jacob? Are you one who decided to do something differently than what your family has always done? These are the themes of all our dreams; they draw on our traumatic pasts and help us make meaning of our lives.
