Listen to Readings and Sermon 1Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2I say to the [Eternal], “You are my [Law]; I have no good apart from you.” 5The [Eternal] is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I [...]
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1Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2I say to the [Eternal], “You are my [Law]; I have no good apart from you.”
5The [Eternal] is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.
7I bless the [Eternal] who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8I keep the [eternal] always before me; because [the Infinite One] is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.
Audio readings and sermon (http://sunshinecathedral.org/sermons/audio/20091115_6.mp3)
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The Good News Written
Daniel 12.3 (The Inclusive Bible, Priests for Equality)
“The wise will shine like the bright heavens, and leaders of justice like the stars forever more.”
The Bhagavad Gita
“Abandon all hope of gain from this world and take refuge in me alone; I will wash away your every [error] and free you from every evil. Never again will you grieve.
Fix your mind on me, think of yourself as me; worship me, sacrifice to me, honor me as your own Self, and you will surely come to me. This I promise you, for you are dear to me…”
Mark 13.1-8 (The Inclusive Bible, Priests for Equality)
“As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of the disciples commented in passing, ‘Look, Teacher! What huge stones these are! What wonderful buildings!’
“Jesus replied, ‘See these great buildings? Not a single stone will be left on another. Everything will be torn down.’
“As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives facing the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, ‘Tell us, when will all this happen? What will be the sign that all this is about to take place?’
“Jesus began by saying, ‘Be on your guard that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the One,’ and they will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumors of war, do not be alarmed. Things like this must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation and empire against empire; there will be earthquakes throughout the world and famines — yet this is only the beginning of the labor pains.’”
The Good News Proclaimed
Preached by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins at the Sunshine Cathedral on Sunday, November 15, 2009.
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My Great-Aunt Gladys enjoyed arguing with her idiot brother-in-law, Jesse. One day at Sunday dinner, moronic Uncle Jesse was outraged by some gay-rights thing he had heard on the news. He insisted that the Good Book, as he liked to call the bible, made no room for such reprobates. If we tolerated such naughty people in the world, God would surely punish us all… I suppose Uncle Jesse didn’t have a favorable view of the divine, certainly not a flattering one.
Well, Aunt Gladys, who was by no means a fundamentalist, launched her counter-offensive. She said, “Jesse, where in the Good Book does it say that gay people can’t demand equal rights?” Uncle Jesse said, “Why, Leviticus, of course.” Continue reading »
