Last Sunday, Elizabeth said that one of the functions of art is to make the revolution irresistible. So I want to talk just a little bit about my connection with the hymns for today, because each of them is a good example of making not just the revolution, but the Reign of God, irresistible.
GATHERING
ENTRANCE
REFLECTION
I often notice that there’s a real difference between saying I have enough and actually experiencing the truth of it. But I don’t want the beautiful sufficiency I’ve cultivated in any area of my life to simply be a declaration — I want to feel that enoughness way down in the depths of my body, my nervous system, my spirit, my every day life.
— Nicole Antoinette, Wild Letters blog, Jan. 13, 2025 (https://nicantoinette.substack.com/)
Our theme for this season of Lent is “Enough Is a Feast.” As I’ve been thinking about enoughness, I notice the questions that continually run through my mind. Am I drinking enough water? Eating enough vegetables? Getting enough sleep? Am I doing enough? When does doing enough cross over doing into too much?
In a democratic society, how much democracy is enough? Does a shrinking democracy reach a point of being not enough, and how would we know when that happens?
William based his sermon on the lectionary texts for the day, speaking of despair and hope. The text for this sermon is not yet available.