On righteous indignation

A SERMON FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY IN LENTSunday, March 3rd 2024St. Saviour Church, Penticton BCThe Very Rev. Ken Gray I feel so righteous in my indignation today. And I am not alone, for today’s Gospel text takes into the heart of the temple of Jesus' day, where we see our Lord acting in a similar... Continue Reading →

Aphorisms

In a previous blog I offered a review of Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future: A Novel. Peppered throughout Robinson’s story are hundreds of aphorisms which have me pause for cause (or cause me to pause), to take notice, and reflect. I find these words to be variously powerful, insightful, pithy, analytical, emotional,... Continue Reading →

How to Pray While the World Burns

"How to Pray While the World Burns" -- by Hila Ratzabi Go outside.Find a patch of grass, sand, dirt.Sit, kneel, place a hand or justA finger to the soft earth.Feel it pulse back. Open your palms and divineThe words creased between.Rub the specks of dirtBetween your fingers,See how they cling to skin,How they listen in... Continue Reading →

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