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St. James Episcopal Church

Returning and Rest

 

 

 

 

 

Reflections on Scripture

and the life of faith

by the Rev. Elsa Worth and others

from St. James Episcopal Church in Keene, NH

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February 05, 2024

Glow

February 05, 2024/ Elsa Worth
Glow

The light of Christ is even more powerful than sunlight and perhaps also a little scary.

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February 05, 2024/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, prayers of the church
last Epiphany B, glow, light, practice
November 27, 2023

Advent

November 27, 2023/ Elsa Worth
Advent

How do you practice putting on God’s armor of light?

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November 27, 2023/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Church Traditions, prayers of the church, reflections on Scripture
Advent 1B, light, divine love, kingdom of God, solstice
January 10, 2022

Light

January 10, 2022/ Elsa Worth
Light

Seeing, feeling, perceiving, hearing, tasting. Epiphany is an embodied season - a season of Christ’s incarnation coming home into our own bodies and selves.

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January 10, 2022/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, prayers of the church
Epiphany 1C, light, incarnation
December 21, 2020

Overcome

December 21, 2020/ Elsa Worth

I know that from this day right through June, each day will get longer and each night shorter, but for a while, we’re really in the depths of winter.

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December 21, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices
Christmas, light, darkness, covid, grinch
December 07, 2020

Light

December 07, 2020/ Elsa Worth

While most of the time we’re concerned with how our front yard looks from the street, John the Baptist is far more interested in what we hide in the back yard, or stuff into cluttered closets, or hide away in dark bottom drawers.

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December 07, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture
advent 3B, light, darkness, repentance
November 23, 2020

Light

November 23, 2020/ Elsa Worth

What does it mean to be a light in the darkness?

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November 23, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture
Advent 1B, light, grief, pandemic, savior, advent
February 04, 2020

Salty

February 04, 2020/ Elsa Worth

How can salt lose its flavor?

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February 04, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture
Epiphany 5A, salt, light
January 20, 2020

Light

January 20, 2020/ Elsa Worth

Why is it that things do often seem to get worse before they get better?

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January 20, 2020/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
reflections on Scripture, Ministry
Epiphany 3A, light, darkness
November 26, 2018

Light

November 26, 2018/ Elsa Worth

We’re heading into the darkest time of the year, and the idea of being surrounded by light is very appealing.

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November 26, 2018/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
practices, Church Traditions
Advent 1C, light, armor, grace
December 11, 2017

Testify

December 11, 2017/ Elsa Worth

It is truly a spiritual discipline to step out of the center, and humbly recognize that God is the one who is in charge. 

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December 11, 2017/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, practices
John the Baptist, Advent 3B, humility, light
November 21, 2016

Light

November 21, 2016/ Elsa Worth

I invite you to take a deep breath this Advent season and keep watch for unnecessary stress in your life.

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November 21, 2016/ Elsa Worth/ Comment
Thoughts on Scripture, practices
light, waiting, advent, holiday stress, prayer

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Weekly at 9:30 at St. James.

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The service is also streamed on our Facebook page and our website

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Pocket of Peace ( a service of peaceful prayer) at 12 noon online

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