I am at the House of Bishop’s Spring retreat and am not able to post a sermon, and I didn’t want to try to repost the one from three years ago… we’re in a different context now than we were then, and I don’t think it speaks to this moment.
As I mentioned in the sermon filmed last week, one of my favorite preachers and writers in the Episcopal Church is the Rev. Andrew Gerns. He’s posted a wonderful reflection for this week, and in lieu of my own sermon, I’m going to give you all an upgrade and point to his…
Life is complicated and we yearn to make things simpler. But life still happens! All the things that life requires… from paying bills to getting a good night’s sleep, from work to relationships, from shopping to keeping up with family… don’t go away just because we are busy.
The modern drive towards being “productive” is nice but only takes one so far. In modern parlance, they became more “productive” …doing more in the same time slot… doesn’t always afford us more time to do the things we love. Instead we fill the time with more things…period. And so we feel tired, stressed and frazzled.
So what to do?
You can read the answer (and the full sermon) here.
Have a blessed and meaningful Sunday (and Lent.)
+Nicholas
