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A Place to Rest

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C)
January 19th, 2025

In a weekend and a time filled with contradictions, conflict, and unsettling uncertainty, we are reminded of the divine life offered to each of us. With this gift, we have all we need to navigate the challenges set before us by the world.

Duration: 24:29

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Fire and Water

The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord
January 12th, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Wildfires test some of the most ancient metaphors in our faith for transformation and divine power. Isaiah reminds us that God is greater than these, and that our hope is in the presence of God and the call to be knit together as one family -- with us especially in the most traumatic events of our lives.

Duration: 17:38

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The Adoration of Leonardo

The Second Sunday after Christmas Day
January 5th, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Leonardo da Vinci’s partially finished masterpiece, The Adoration of the Magi, reflects the essence of Matthew’s nativity narrative: Christ is born into a world filled with violence and darkness. And the light that shines is the love of a mother for her child and the adoring gaze and gifts of strangers.

Duration: 20:41

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A Scrappy Christmas

Christmas
December 25th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Don’t be misled by our highly organized Christmas celebrations. The birth of Jesus was a messy, disorganized affair, and reveals to us a God who brings new life and even an entire universe out of chaos.

Duration: 22:07

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