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St. John's Episcopal Church Montclair

St. John's Episcopal Church Montclair

por The Rev. Carrie Cabush

Temporada 2026

Waiting for the Story to Unfold | July 19, 2026

In his letter to the Romans, Paul writes that “creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.” It’s an intriguing image. Because most of the time we feel like we’re waiting on God. Wondering when God will act. But Paul reverses the picture. God is already at work. All of creation is standing on tiptoe, waiting with bated breath, waiting on us.

The Sower of Abundance | July 12, 2026

Meredith Miller, who has spent her career thinking about how we teach the Bible to children, talks about the importance of God-centered storytelling. So often we try to identify who we are in the story - who we would most like to emulate or avoid. But Miller suggests that because scripture is the story of God’s relationship with creation, God is the main character of every story we read, every passage we hear. So perhaps our first question should be: What does this story reveal about God?

Heavy Burdens | July 5, 2026

In today’s gospel, Jesus says “come to me all you who are weary and carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Now, Jesus wasn’t talking about backpacks. He was talking about the things we carry inside of us that are emotionally heavy.

A Different Test | June 28, 2026

So maybe Abraham’s faith needed a little testing after all. But… here’s the thing. I can’t help but wonder if God’s test is of a different sort. Because this week I noticed something I never noticed before. God tells Abraham, “take your son, your only son, Isaac.” Except Isaac isn’t Abraham’s only son.

The God Who Sees and Hears | June 21, 2026

Some people, like Hagar, seem to live at the edges of the story. And yet, through her, we learn something essential about God: that God sees those the world overlooks and hears those the world would rather ignore.

The Promise of Welcome | June 14, 2026

When is the last time you heard an idea so good it made you laugh? The kind of idea that seems too good to be true, but there’s a part of you that hopes it’s not. Scripture is full of promises that seem so impossible they’re laughable. Take the promise that Sarah will have a child at 90 years old. Or the promise that God can build a beloved community from people who are diametrically opposed. And yet, as Matthew tells us, the twelve disciples were not a unified bunch.

Risking Failure | June 7, 2026

Most of us want clarity before we begin. We want to know how we’ll measure up; if it’s even worth trying; how others found success and how long it took them to do so. But the disciples didn’t take a spiritual gifts survey and wait for certainty. They didn’t sign up for classes and practice in private. They discovered their new gift for languages by speaking. They jumped right in. As scary as it is, this has been my experience and perhaps it has been yours too. The Spirit can and does give clarity, but only after we take the leap of faith.

Mission Work | May 31, 2026

Jesus is asking the disciples to tell people about God’s radical love, talk to people they might not otherwise encounter, to welcome people into the family of God, and to teach them about Jesus’ way of life. Biblical commentator Matt Skinner describes it as “adding collaborators and accomplices to a movement that places mercy and compassion at its core.” I think that’s something we can all get behind.

Interruptions (Children's Sermon) | May 24, 2026

In our gospel story Jesus had some interruptions too. He was sitting down at dinner with some new friends, but people kept barging in on the dinner party. Some of these people needed his attention right away. They were green light interruptions, where God was saying “Go, someone needs love” and some were red light interruptions, where God was saying “Stop, don’t get distracted from loving the person in front of you.”

Bishop Hughes Visits St. John's | May 17, 2026

Bishop Hughes Visits St. John's May 17, 2026

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