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Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Apr 17, 20242 min read

Being Known in Community

“O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name,...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Mar 27, 20242 min read

Walking Together

“Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Mar 20, 20242 min read

From Parade to the Foot of the Cross

I wonder who was the first to notice that everything had changed. How the jubilant crowds were now bewildered bystanders. How those same...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Mar 13, 20242 min read

Community Helps Us to Bear Loss

“Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Feb 28, 20242 min read

Why Is Sabbath a Commandment?

“Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labour and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Feb 21, 20242 min read

Denial Requires Discernment

“Jesus called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Feb 14, 20243 min read

New Hearts

“Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Feb 6, 20242 min read

A Journey of Transformation

“O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Jan 31, 20243 min read

The Value of Showing Up

Many years ago, I heard an unlikely rescue story. It is the story of Jean Wilson, an 82-year-old woman from Memphis who was so regular in...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Jan 24, 20242 min read

Authority and Teaching

“Jesus and his disciples went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Jan 17, 20242 min read

What Do You Turn Toward?

“Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near;...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Jan 10, 20242 min read

Cultivating Curiosity Over Certainty

“Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Jan 3, 20242 min read

Seeking the Light

“Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have caused a new light to shine in our hearts, to give the knowledge of your glory...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Dec 20, 20232 min read

Liminal Space

“There is no rose of such vertu as is the rose that bare Jesu. Alleluia, alleluia. For in this rose conteinèd was heaven and earth in...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Dec 13, 20232 min read

Testifying to the Light

“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him....

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Dec 6, 20232 min read

Preparing the Way of the Lord

“The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Nov 29, 20232 min read

Advent Wakefulness

“Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Nov 22, 20231 min read

A Prayer for Thanksgiving

God of Creation and Abundance, Help us in the midst of a world filled with so many worries to turn our gaze toward you; Fill us with the...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Nov 15, 20232 min read

The Gift of Scripture

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly...

Writer: The Rev. Beth Knowlton
The Rev. Beth Knowlton
Nov 8, 20232 min read

How Do You Fill Your Lamp?

Jesus said, “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them...

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