... outreached hand, in every gesture. That’s strong. *The visual for this sermon is borrowed from a photograph taken by Morgunblaðið photographer Árni Sæberg of the Þrídrangaviti lighthouse, located in the Westman Islands in Iceland. The name means three rock pillars. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Jesus’ Seaside Appearance and the Reinstatement of Peter (John 21) Minor Text Moses Commissions Joshua to Succeed Him (Numbers 27:12-23) The Story of Samson (Judges 16) The Passing of the Mantle ...
... from the Lord his children sever; Unto them his grace he showeth, And their sorrows all he knoweth." (Caroline V. Sandell Berg) In the story we have read today, from John, Jesus addresses the disciples as "Little children" or "Dear children." You may ... where there are "many mansions." It took time for these levels of meaning to sink in (especially, it seems, in the case of Peter, who, ironically, was to become the main leader of the church). The liturgy of the Eucharist serves to remind us that "thanksgiving" ...
