Weekly Reflections

Verse 23 says: “For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; neither does he hide his face from them. But when they cry to him he hears them.”These verses apply to those in physical hunger and poverty. But as sure as these words of the Psalmist speak to physical poverty and hunger, they ALSO absolutely speak to SPIRITUAL poverty and hunger. 

Verse 23 says: “For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; neither does he hide his face from them. But when they cry to him he hears them.”These verses apply to those in physical hunger and poverty. But as sure as these words of the Psalmist speak to physical poverty and hunger, they ALSO absolutely speak to SPIRITUAL poverty and hunger. 

Dearest Family and Friends of St. Margaret’s, Greetings in Christ to each of you.  Blessings and peace to you as we begin our Lenten Journey – together, even though virtually.  I hope you were able to view the Ash Wednesday Virtual Service.  If not, I commend it to you.  Let part of your Lenten Discipline

My dearest family and friends of St. Margaret’s, Greetings in Christ to each of you.   I wish you a good and happy Lent.  Yes, happy, in that we are assured that the resurrection will be near in our liturgical life.  However, I am sad to report that we will not yet be open to in-person

My dearest family and friends of St. Margaret’s, Greetings in Christ to you all!  Day by day we continue to walk together through the crisis of COVID.  Though there is much hope in the rollout of the COVID vaccine, it seems to be slow and involves much waiting.  It simply cannot be distributed fast enough! 

My dearest family and friends of St. Margaret’s, I write to you the day after the Inauguration with a heart full of thanksgiving that we witnessed the peaceful transfer of power and that it was devoid of violence.  Whatever one’s political views, I know we can all be on our knees in thanksgiving that all

Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the season of Epiphany, we celebrate the joy of experiencing the Light of Christ.  One of my favorite chants from the Taize Community in France is, “Within our darkest night, You kindle the Fire that never dies away.” Heaven knows these last few months and weeks have felt like a

The Baptism of Our Lord My dearest family and friends of St. Margaret’s, HAPPY EPIPHANY TO YOU!  This year there will be six Sundays in the Season of Epiphany – the season of light!  I love celebrating Epiphany in the Northern Hemisphere, where our hours of daylight are so few in winter.  We have this

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA The Season of Christmas  –  Christmastide 2020 Dearest St. Margaret’s Family, I send my heartfelt love to each of you as we continue our Christmastide in the midst of the ever more threatening Covid crisis.  There WILL be a day when we can look back upon these days in

Happy Christmastide 2020 to you! I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying these holy days after Christmas Day.  As you are well aware, we do not just celebrate Christmas one day of the year – but 12 full days of the year!  All holy, all celebratory, all joyous in the knowledge of the