Hope

Out of the Depths, Grace

The Third Sunday after Pentecost

Genesis 3:8-15 and Psalm 130 • 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

Preached by The Rev. Karen Isaacs on 10 June, 2018

“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!” These first verses of Psalm 130 are a haunting cry of desperation, coming from a place that I imagine many of us know. “Out of the depths, I cry to you, O Lord.” This past week I have walked alongside people both dealing with sudden and devastating illness, and people dealing with chronic and agonizing pain. The weight of the world has been heavy on my heart, and … [Read more...]

A Lament of Sorrow and Hope

First Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 64:1-9; Matthew 13:24-37

Preached by The Rev. Karen Isaacs on 3 December, 2017

Oh, that you would tear open the heavens and come down! Oh, that you would hear the cries of your people, the Israelites, as they return to Jerusalem after the exile, still under the grip of foreign oppression, finding everything so much harder than they expected. Oh, that you would hear the cries of your people, the Jews, as they suffer under the weight of Roman oppression, as they struggle to hold onto hope that you have not abandoned them after 400 years of silence since the last … [Read more...]

The End of Hope

The Fifth Sunday of Lent

Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45

Preached by The Rev. Jonathan Turtle on 3 April, 2017

“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice!” Psalm 130:1 I’ve titled this sermon The End of Hope. On the one hand we might think of a sense of hopelessness. The end of hope as in, my hope has run out. But the word “end” has another meaning, as in “goal.” What is the end or the goal of Christian hope? All of our readings this morning bring us into contact with both of these meanings. For example, we know of no other life than one marked by pain and suffering. We are born, we … [Read more...]

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Out of the Depths, Grace

A Lament of Sorrow and Hope

The End of Hope

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