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Reflections & Celebrations
From the Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida
Monthly Archives: March 2019
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I want to start out today with what to me is one of the most chilling verses in the entire Bible, and it’s in Psalm 106: “And He gave them their request but sent leanness into their soul” (v. 15, NKJV). Inner Humility Contrast that to Jesus’ words about himself when he says, “I can…
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The impact that Lent almost always has on me is that I am challenged by the fact that I live a partial life. What I mean by that is that I know I belong to Jesus. I know he has worked his reconciliation in me. I know, God being my helper, I’m going to heaven…
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Each year, the season of Lent, for me, feels like a tremendous relief. No need for pretention; no need for trying to impress. No need to do anything but to enter in with a group of people to acknowledge, quite openly and freely, that we are not all we are called to be. No need…