Simon Says, Nicodemus, and a manner of Life

Trinity Church in the City of BostonLent 2 Year A2023 O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son;Continue reading “Simon Says, Nicodemus, and a manner of Life”

At the Intersection of Light and Darkness, We Belong and are Becoming

Second Sunday of Epiphany15 January 2023 in Hermanus, South Africa Good Morning! What a gift it is to be here today with you, to listen to the word of God, to share just a little bit of who we are and to share a meal together in this space. My name is Abi Moon andContinue reading “At the Intersection of Light and Darkness, We Belong and are Becoming”

No Matter What Road You Take, God is there.

Trinity Church in the City of Boston First Sunday after ChristmasYear A January 1, 2023 Isaiah 63:7-9 Ps 148 Matthew 2:13-23 When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work ofContinue reading “No Matter What Road You Take, God is there.”

What are You Waiting For? (An Advent Sermon)

Trinity Church in the City of BostonAdvent 1, 2022 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, whenContinue reading “What are You Waiting For? (An Advent Sermon)”

Here’s A Story….of a Lovely Lady….well, how about a Pharisee and Tax Collector instead?

Proper 25 Year C Trinity Church in the City of Boston October 23, 2022 Joel 2:23-32Psalm 652 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18Luke 18:9-14 Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who livesContinue reading “Here’s A Story….of a Lovely Lady….well, how about a Pharisee and Tax Collector instead?”

“Backpacks and Baptisms: You are Marvelously Made for This New Year”

Proper 18 Year C 2022 Trinity Church Boston Jeremiah 18:1-11Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17Luke 14:25-33 Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord,Continue reading ““Backpacks and Baptisms: You are Marvelously Made for This New Year””

Top Gun, Phillips Brooks, and Jesus: Lean into Love

Proper 15 Year C August 14, 2022 Trinity Church Boston Isaiah 5:1-7 Luke 12:49-56 Collect: Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also a an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow dailyContinue reading “Top Gun, Phillips Brooks, and Jesus: Lean into Love”

This Odd and Wondrous Calling

Second Sunday After Pentecost Year A 2022Last Sunday at St. John’s- Abi Moon 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15aPsalm 43Luke 8:26-39 O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving­-kindness; through Jesus ChristContinue reading “This Odd and Wondrous Calling”

“You Just Don’t Understand”- Seeking to understand rather than to be understood.

Pentecost Sunday Year A 2022 Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17, (25-27) Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the endsContinue reading ““You Just Don’t Understand”- Seeking to understand rather than to be understood.”