Christ Episcopal Church The Rev. Diana L. Wilcox

Easter Sunday – March 31, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen!  He is risen indeed.  Alleluia!  Amen. Well, that’s a really strange ending to this gospel’s resurrection narrative!  Is it any wonder why later scribes added a tweak or two to the ending?  Just look at that last part, where it says that Mary Magdalene, Mary…

Good Friday-March 29, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Jesus says before he gives up his spirit “It is finished.” “It is finished.” God became incarnate, became human in Jesus through Mary his mother.  Jesus breathed in the air with us, felt the warmth of human touch, tasted the…

Palm Sunday – March 24, 2024: “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”  Amen. Just a reminder, as I say every year, this should be only Palm Sunday.  The passion should not be read here – on Palm Sunday where it really doesn’t belong.  Some say that we have always…

March 3, 2024: Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O God, my strength and my redeemer. Amen. Well, here we are again, now in part 3 of this lectionary trilogy on covenant. Two weeks ago, it was God’s unconditional covenant with all creation following the…

February 11, 2024: Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.  Amen. This is a busy day in the Episcopal Church.  It is World Mission Sunday, which is always on the last Sunday of Epiphany.  It is a time when the church comes together to focus…

February 4, 2024: Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.  Amen. Hey – did you’all see that bright thing in the sky?  NJ.Com, a local news source, posted on their Facebook page this important bulletin: “Strange glowing orb spotted over New Jersey Saturday. Remain calm.” …