7-easter-2019-winnsboro.md
Sun, Jun 2, 2019 St. John’s Winnsboro The Seventh Sunday of Easter 06/03/2019 St. John’s, Winnsboro Opening Last Thursday was the feast of the Ascension. This Sunday is the last in the season of Easter. A week of weeks. Next Sunday is Pentecost. From revealing, manifesting, appearing to hiding, fading into the background, no longer as present, but present in a new way. In preparing for this Sunday, I had occasion to revisit my previous Sundays with you here at St. John’s. I was a little surprised to find that I had been here on the 7th Sunday of Easter last year. The same lessons except in Year B instead of Year C. Last year I preached on several themes associated with Ascension. ritual passage from one season to another Turning goodbyes into Joy Thin places where the sacred is able to break into our world Living for others This year I am especially impressed with another theme. I call it “living for others.” This year, more than years past for me, I was sensitive to th...