“Are We There Yet?” (A25: Seventh Sunday of Easter)
Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10,32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 Lackey uses today’s lectionary texts to explore the in-between. “The Seventh Sunday of Easter teaches us not to ask God, ‘Are we there yet?,’ but...
A26: The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A (2023)
The Rev. Sue Eaves says, “Jesus’ words to the disciples at the Last Supper, the words we read in this morning’s gospel, John 17:1-11, call to mind the insanity of the whole enterprise.” Jesus prays...
A26: The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A (2020)
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, remembers showing a visitor around the sanctuary of his church. I don’t like your cross,” the man said. “Why?” Renninger asked “Look at...
A27: The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A (2017)
Dr. Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, preaches a sermon called, “The Whole World is Watching,” from John 17:1-11. Originally conceived as a meditation for...