In the Gospel reading we hear the Beatitudes (the blessings describing the true joys of discipleship.)   Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are those who mourn, and Blessed are the meek,   Yes, blessed are those who have a total trust in God.   Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for…

Advent 2 2018 Fr. Michael Cawthon In the Collect this morning we read “Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them”… and in the Epistle we hear “Whatsoever things were written aforetime were…

Be not anxious for your life… Anxiousness: the intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear / about everyday life and situations… This day may we come to be refreshed and let us praise and give Him thanks. My friends, my family, we gather this day to give thanks to our God. Let this not be…

Sin is nothing new…sin simply places our will above Gods Will … sin pulls us away from God. As God’s importance in our lives grow, sin is WEAKENED AND LESSEN – and vice versa. God and Sin (Satan) are not friends as they are opposites – this is why in Gen 3 God speaks of…