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Book SynopsisPowerful sermons from Washington National Cathedral that inspire and a foreword by John Meacham.
Through their sermons, Cathedral clergy and guest preachers such as Jon Meacham, Kelly Brown Douglas, and Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry share inspiring words. Collectively, they offer lasting guidance for difficult times, reinforcing that even in the midst of loss and chaos, God is at work among us, lifting us up and giving us hope for the future.
Topics include hope, faith during times of distress, love, grief, and the presence of God. With a foreword by Jon Meacham.
Trade Review“This vibrant collection leaps off the page, offering balm in Gilead, renewal of identity, and God’s promise to restore the years the swarming locust has eaten. These are words of solidarity, courage, and hope. If you want to learn wisdom from the wilderness of the pandemic, this is the place to begin.”
–Samuel Wells, Vicar, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
“Explicitly Christian yet relevant to all children of God, these sermons speak of COVID and conscience, racism and reconciliation, piety and politics. They provide comfort, inspiration, challenge, and sometimes needed indictment.”
–Amy-Jill Levine, Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
“The sermons in Reconciliation, Healing, and Hope shine as beacons of preaching excellence during a dark time of suffering, death, and fear.”
–Dr. A. Gary Shilling, Founder of The Episcopal Preaching Foundation
Table of ContentsForeword / Jon Meacham
Introduction / Jan Naylor Cope
1. The Pandemic and Our Call to Be Reconcilers
Pentecost in a Pandemic / Michael Bruce Curry
Repairers of the Breach / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
2. A Lent and Easter Season Like No Other
Where Are You? / Kelly Brown Douglas
Seeing with New Eyes / Mariann Edgar Budde
Spirit of Hope / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
A Season of Disorientation / Jan Naylor Cope
Not All Resurrections Happen in Three Days / Dana Colley Corsello
It’s Easter Anyway / Michael Bruce Curry
Christ Walks with Us / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Our Master Class on Grief / Mariann Edgar Budde
To Watch and Wait / Jon Meacham
3. Anything but Ordinary Time
White Soul Work / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Hope in the Midst of Reality / Jan Naylor Cope
Life-Changing Faith / Leonard L. Hamlin Sr.
Who Do You Say I Am? Our Answer Matters / Rosemarie Logan Duncan
More Than a Feeling / Mariann Edgar Budde
Kingdom Economics Are Not Wall Street Economics / Jan Naylor Cope
The Grapes of Wrath / Dana Colley Corsello
Stepping up to the Plate / Mariann Edgar Budde
What Shall I Render? / Leonard L. Hamlin Sr.
I Sought My Neighbor / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
The Solid Rock / Michael Bruce Curry
What It Means to Pray for Healing, Unity, and Hope / Mariann Edgar Budde Holding on to Hope / Michael Bruce Curry
Gospel Values / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Finding Hope in God Our Home / Rosemarie Logan Duncan
The Story We Write / Kelly Brown Douglas
4. Time to Be of a New Mind: Healers
The Gift of Your Rose / Mariann Edgar Budde
Tears of Love / Mariann Edgar Budde
Word Made Flesh / Patrick L. Keyser
Jesus and Mary’s Relationship Status: It’s Complicated / Dana Colley Corsello
Time to Be of a New Mind / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Repairers of the Breach in 2021 / Jan Naylor Cope
One Moment Can Change Everything / Leonard L. Hamlin Sr.
5. Hope on the Horizon
The Cost of Love / Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Rejoice and Remember / Rosemarie Logan Duncan
Real Love / Rosemarie Logan Duncan
Resurrection Begins While It’s Still Dark / Mariann Edgar Budde
Hope on the Horizon / Jan Naylor Cope
Life Laid Down / Patrick L. Keyser
God Is Love! / Dana Colley Corsello
There Is Work to Be Done / Leonard L. Hamlin Sr.
We Need a Revolution / Michael Bruce Curry
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