Our gospel lectionary reading today contains one of the most beloved passages in all of the Bible, John 3:16.  We know Christ’s words by heart, but today we will look at the context of Christ’s words and the circumstances that caused Jesus to say those words in the first place.  As we walk the familiar…

From dust we came, to dust we will return. Dear God, it’s one thing to know that, another thing to live into it with sudden gulping uncertainty, as this pandemic year has repeatedly taught us. We give thanks for the exhausted healthcare workers and for chaplains, who work miracles of healing and compassion, who hold…