Month: April 2007

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Shepherds and Sheep, We Will Prevail

Fr. Scott Russell

A Sermon for “Good Shepherd Sunday” Year C Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, also traditionally known as “Good Shepherd Sunday.”  Our readings this morning, for the most part, have centered around this imagery of the Good Shepherd. As I pondered this theme during the week, I began to reflect upon what it means that God relates to us as a shepherd does to sheep, and not just any shepherd but a good, reliable, trustworthy shepherd.  But I also reflected upon the fact that this metaphor does not end there, but rather it … Continue reading Shepherds and Sheep, We Will Prevail

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He loved them to the end

Fr. Scott Russell

A sermon for Maundy Thursday, Year CJohn 13:1-17, 31b-35 Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.The hours are drawing to a close.The time for Jesus to be with his disciples is at an end. They had been through a lot together, this carpenter turned rabbi, all these ex-fishermen, and even a former tax-collector. They had just experienced some of the most tumultuous and exciting days of Jesus’ ministry – the raising of Lazarus from the dead, attempts to kill and arrest Jesus, and then the triumphal entry. With the echoes of “hosanna” … Continue reading He loved them to the end