100 Everyday Cathedrals Day 61 – Acts of Kindness
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September 12, 2016
The really great sermons are the ones where the preacher feels the pull of the Spirit on their own soul.
I have preached almost every week for the last 11 years. Like any job there is the danger of falling into a rut. Of doing just enough to cover the 30 minute allotment for the sermon. Thankfully the majority of the time isn’t like this.
My Everyday Cathedral today is the gift of being able to stand in front of the church I serve and take part in the ancient art of story telling, the sermon – the living, breathing ever expanding message of God’s love for all people. The privilege of preaching is to speak hope to people in exile(I will need another blog on this alone). Walter Brueggemann explains that preaching is “anticipatory language.” In other words, preaching is giving voice to the “newness that is not yet visible or in hand.” Preaching redescribed and redefines reality.
For me, in preaching, there is more at stake than filling a 30 minute slot in my church service, but preaching for me is about giving voice to the endless message of love from God. And I am grateful that I get to be a part of the long line of preachers.
I encourage you to let your pastor know how much you appreciate them and the work they do. It mean more than you can imagine to them.
