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The Hardest Blessing
Image: Forgiving © Jan Richardson Reading from the Gospels, Year A, Proper 19/Ordinary 24/Pentecost +14: Matthew 18.21-35 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” –...
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Blessing That Becomes Empty
Image: In the Emptying © Jan Richardson Reading from the Epistles, Year A, Proper 21/Ordinary 26/Pentecost +16: Philippians 2.1-13 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he...
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The Solace of Other Tables
Image: The Welcome Table © Jan Richardson Just a few days ago, I set out on a road trip that will carry me across many miles over the coming weeks. I have found that traveling seems to be some of the...
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About the Enfolding
Image: Getting Garbed (detail) © Jan Richardson Reading from the Gospels, Year A, Proper 23/Ordinary 28/Pentecost +18: Matthew 22.1-14 Table by table, I have made my way from Florida to Toronto. I am...
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Show Me Your Glory
Image: Show Me Your Glory © Jan Richardson Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures, Year A, Proper 24/Ordinary 29/Pentecost +19: Exodus 33.12-23 Moses said, “Show me your glory, I pray.” …And the Lord...
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Love Is the Most Ancient Law
Image: Love Is the Most Ancient Law © Jan Richardson Reading from the Gospels, Year A, Proper 25/Ordinary 30/Pentecost +20: Matthew 22.34-46 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with...
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It Is Hard Being Wedded to the Dead
Image: River of Life © Jan Richardson A Reading for All Saints Day: Revelation 7.9-17 The Lamb…will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. –...
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Where the Story Begins
Image: Where the Story Begins © Jan Richardson Reading from the Psalms, Year A, Proper 27/Ordinary 32/Pentecost +22: Psalm 78.1-7 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of...
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Whether Awake or Asleep
Image: Whether Awake or Asleep © Jan Richardson Reading from the Epistles, Year A, Proper 28/Ordinary 33/Pentecost +23: 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11 For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining...
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Baptism of Jesus: Beginning with Beloved
Image: Blessing the Baptism © Jan Richardson Reading from the Gospels, Epiphany 1/Baptism of Jesus: Mark 1.4-11 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the...
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This Day We Say Grateful: A Sending Blessing
Image: When Friends Rejoice Both Far and Near © Jan Richardson In this season, I often find myself thinking of friends in ministry who are on the move—who are leaving the communities they have known...
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Blessing for Coming Home to an Empty House
Image: Many Rooms © Jan Richardson In the two and a half years since Gary’s death, I have had lots of practice at coming home. It’s one of the most difficult practices I’ve ever had to work at. Because...
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Welcoming Blessing
Image: The Best Supper © Jan Richardson Reading from the Gospels, Year A, Proper 8/Ordinary 13/Pentecost +4: Matthew 10.40-42 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me.” —Matthew 10.40 In a beautiful town on...
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The Wrestling Is Where the Blessing Begins
Image: The Wrestling Is Where the Blessing Begins © Jan Richardson Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures, Year A, Proper 13/Ordinary 18/Pentecost +9: Genesis 32.22-31 Jacob was left alone; and a man...
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