St. Paul's Cary

The Rev. George Adamik discusses Acts 2:42-47 and what we can learn from the community of early followers in the Acts of the Apostles: "Interestingly, it's not called the teachings of the apostles. It's not called the beliefs or dogmas of the apostles. It's called the Acts of the Apostles. We read it and see how they acted and how they engaged in the world as they discerned who they were called to be."

Odd things in scripture capture my imagination, like there are several places in scripture where we meet pairs of people. Pairs invite us to think about relationships about what connects them, about what makes them communities of understanding either held or sought (Luke 24:13-35).

The Rev. Candy Snively discusses John 20:19-31: "No matter where you are or who you are with, Christ stands among his people, among us, saying 'Peace, be with you,' breathing life into what looks lifeless. Regardless of the circumstances, Jesus shows up bringing peace."

On Easter Day, the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple reflects on the "scandalous" news of Christ's death and resurrection (John 20:1-18): "The scandal is that, as much as we human beings make a mess of things, the invitation to be made new is issued anew today in this day of resurrection. The tomb, the emptiness, is actually God's womb that will miraculously bring forth new life." (The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple is Bishop Diocesan Pro Tempore and VI Bishop Suffragan of North Carolina.)

The Rev. Javier A. Bautista shares a homily for the Great Vigil of Easter (Matthew 28:1-10).

On Good Friday, the Rev. George Adamik reflects on John 18:1-19:42: "What Jesus did in his life is to try to make us aware that sin is not just about individual sin, but it's about a need for our creation to seek healing -- the corporate sin that we're a part of."

The Rev. Carr Holland discusses the Washing of the Feet, the Last Supper, and the unknowable depth of God's love (John 13:1-17, 31b-35).

The Rev. Carr Holland considers Matthew 21:1-11 and Matthew 26:14- 27:66 on Palm Sunday: "We gather here today and this week to remember that there is a cost to human choice, a cost to what we look past or ignore, the moments when we lose touch with what it is to gather up in the intended goodness of God."

The Rev. Javier Almendárez Bautista discusses John 11:1-45 and the raising of Lazarus: "Healing may not happen in the way that you expect it. It may be that your grief feels too great, the pain too strong, and yet God is not a God who avoids this pain but joins us within it."

The Rev. George Adamik offers a meditation on John 9:1-41, sharing his thoughts along with the Gospel reading. How can we see people before us, not in categories or demographics, but for who they are?