Sermons from Lyndale
Transfiguration
Throughout my life—in Lent and at other times (hot, humid summers and rainy Springs)— I am always drawn into worshiping with kindred souls seeking hope. Collective praying, communal singing, shared eucharist, public acts of healing and love. Sometimes they are experiences whose every detail I remember that literally transport me toward that promised future that is already here. But sometimes they strike me as regular or even mundane or boring. But the practice of setting aside time and gathering together so that small and large Transfigurations might happen is what I feel called to this second Sunday of Lent.
February 26, 2023 Sermon by Rev. Joann Conroy
A Community that Prioritizes Love
Let’s look at where this passage appears in First Corinthians. It is Chapter 13. Right before this passage, in chapter 12, Paul is talking about spiritual gifts and right after this passage in chapter 14 he talks about gifts of prophecy and tongues. He is laying the framework for how individuals can and do contribute to a church, to a community.
How can we love each other? How can we show this love, this devotion to each other, to our community?
