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Born of the One Light Eden / saw play A sermon on the  conclusion of the Epistle to the Galatians : I’d like to begin today’s sermon with a confession . I will turn 40 this month. Yes, you heard me right—40. Soon, I will be 40 years old. Perhaps you’re thinking, “That’s just a baby .” And I will grant you, in the grand scheme of things, 40 isn’t that old. But , considering I knew enough to know what you were thinking, perhaps I’m not as young as you imagine. And anyway, it’s beside the point. It’s beside the point. The fact is, we’re all helplessly trapped in our own existence. 40 is as old as I’ve ever been. For me , 40 is old . And I’m sorry, but just because you’re older doesn’t mean I’m not, too. Or, for that matter, the 6-and-a- half , thank you very much, year old. Like you, life has changed under my feet. And the strange thing is, it all happened without my awareness, too. Yes, I knew the days were passing . BUT I was totally unprepared for the way they would accum...

he says, "amen & alleluia" A sermon on the ending to Galatian's that's full of new beginnings Here, as Saint Paul concludes his epistle, he finally, and explicitly , names the crux of the issue. In the end , it’s not a matter of this tradition or that. Why it’s not even a matter of flouting this convention or that! Ultimately , ALL that’s beside the point! And altogether , too!   All this talk of having to do this or that OR even not having to do that or this, it’s ALL a bunch of nothing NOW! The only thing that matters anymore , states Saint Paul, is new creation! New creation. At the end of this deeply passionate and thoroughly considered letter on the true nature of the real Gospel , Saint Paul concludes with his eyes straining past the horizon, his finger reaching beyond this thin veil, and two simple words dripping from his lips, “ new creation.” Two simple words. New creation. “ Kai - ne ktis-is,” in Greek . Rendered emphatically by Saint Paul. His ...