Easter 6C, May 25, 2025.  The Very Rev. Pamela L. Werntz

• Acts 16:9-15. Come and stay at my home.
• Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5. I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God.
• John 14:23-29. We will come to them and make our home with them.

O God of love, grant us the strength, the wisdom and the courage to seek always and everywhere after truth, come when it may, and cost what it will.

Many of you know that early on Tuesday mornings, every other month, a group gathers on Zoom to ponder together the Gospel passage coming up on the following Sunday; and when the vestry meets, we do the same thing. This past Tuesday, we discussed our Gospel lesson for today.  If you’re anything like these early-morning or evening skeptics, and if they are representative of the parish (my guess is that they are), some of you just heard that Gospel reading as comforting: loving words about a deeper peace than the world can ever give. Even though Jesus was leaving (in fact, about to be arrested and crucified), he promised that the spirit of his words (The Word) would be with them; his peace would be with them.  They did not need to be afraid; they were going to be cared for and defended by the spirit of God, Who is Love.  Continue reading →