Grace Pritchard Burson

Christ’s power, our power

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All Saints by the Lake Reign of Christ, Year A November 26, 2023 This is the sixth Reign of Christ Sunday that I’ve been at All Saints’ (although I haven’t preached every one of those, thanks to our excellent team of Lay Readers). If you’ve been taking notes on the sermons I have preached, though, you’ll have gathered that I’m… View Post

Life now, life then

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All Saints by the Lake Proper 32, Year A November 12, 2023 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever.  If you’re at all familiar with the “Left Behind” series or any of the… View Post

Two Great Commandments

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All Saints by the Lake Proper 30, Year A October 29, 2023 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and the great commandment. The second is like it: Love your… View Post

Follow-ups to the October Parish Meeting

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IN GENERAL: it’s clear that by the end of the nearly two-hour meeting, when it was past 1:30 pm and nobody had eaten lunch, that few of us were functioning as our best selves. The Corporation is actively seeking suggestions for how to improve this situation – do we change the usual time? Encourage folks to bring a lunch (which… View Post

Violence at the feast

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All Saints by the Lake Proper 28, Year A October 15, 2023 A room in Al-Ahli Hospital, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which was bombed on October 15. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. There is a lot of violence in this parable. From the guests torturing and… View Post