Father Bill reflects on being born again: "New birth is not always sudden or dramatic. For most of us it is gradual, a slow awakening to the fact 

that we are already being loved into life, that the Spirit has been moving long before we thought to look for it.

The texts for the day (the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A) are Genesis 12:1–4a; Psalm 121 ; Romans 4:1–5, 13–17; and John 3:1–17. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on March 1, 2026.