Welcome
We pray the reflections below will help you in finding renewed life.
Oramos las reflexiones a continuación le ayudarán en la búsqueda de una vida renovada.
The Rev. Joe Parrish
New York, NY
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Current Reflections
12/24/2021
How have we come to Jesus?
Jesus came to join us to the chosen of God. By his life we are made equals to those from the lineage of Abraham. By his death we have been assured eternal life. The rest of Christmas tends to be a tale of great excess, likely diverting our eyes from the reality and importance of Jesus birth, death, and resurrection.
Series: Christmas Eve (C)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Christmas Eve, Year C
Passage: Luke 2:1-20
Language: English
Tags
Christmas, tree, gifts, Santa, Jesus, Christ, God, chosen, Paul, history, saturnalia, Macys, spending, toys, Jews, Mary, Joseph, wisemen, Abraham, Moses, prophets, eternal, life, Easter, Hanukkah
12/23/2021
Where have we gone right?
The registration in the first century is the background of how the Savior was born in Bethlehem, which translates as “The house of bread”. The Bread of Life, Jesus Christ was born to give us eternal salvation by indwelling in Christ, even eating his precious body in our Eucharist. As the birth of Jesus is narrated, angels praise God, shepherds come to adore him, and on Epiphany the wise men come to give him gifts. The humble scene is transformed into a glorious celebration that is retold every Christmas by Christians worldwide.
Series: Christmas Eve (C)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Christmas Eve, Year C
Passage: Luke 2:1-20
Language: English
Tags
Jesus, Christ, shepherds, love, angels, Bethlehem, Virgin, Mary, Joseph, baby, child, peace, love, glory
12/19/2021
Insignificant?
What God had happen in an insignificant little girl called Mary made the most profound impact on Planet Earth that has never before or after been witnessed. Insignificant people always do significant good in the world with God’s wise guidance.
Series: 4 Advent (C)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C
Passage: Luke 1:39-55
Language: English
Tags
God, Jesus, Mary, insignificant, significant, heart, nodes, defibrillation, omicron, covid, variants, pulse, Peanuts, Schulz, magnify, glorify, exalt
12/12/2021
Christ is on his way
The coming of Christ in the first century was announced by John the Baptist. Now in the twenty-first century, we again hear the same words of John, and his advice to get our lives and hearts prepared for Christ’s coming again, not as a baby, but as the King of the Universe, Lord of lord’s, and King of Kings. Are we ready? Christ is on his way.
Series: 3 Advent (C)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Third Sunday of Advent, Year C
Passage: Luke 3:7-18
Language: English
Tags
John, Baptist, Lord, Christ, coming, Advent, scruffy, children, clerk, United Way, asteroid, nuclear, rejoice, Toscanini, fear not, assurance, eternal, life
12/5/2021
Are we getting ready?
Advent is a time for review, reflection, revision, and re-visioning. What will we change for the better? What will we leave behind that was unproductive? How do we make our way to the Lord and for the Lord straighter?
Series: 2 Advent IC)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Second Sunday of Advent, Year C
Passage: Luke 3:1-6
Language: English
Tags
John, Baptist, baptizer, Advent, Christmas, Jerusalem, preacher, wilderness, alpha, delta, omicron, grace, repentance, Isaiah, past, future, present, Jesus, Christ, Son, God
11/5/2021
Put in everything
Giving is always honored by God, not the amount but the spirit in which we give it. And serving is a way to give without costing us anything. But we should be gracious receivers as well; God never forgets our efforts, our gifts, or our service.
Series: Proper 27 (B)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Proper 27, Year B
Passage: Mark 12:38-44
Language: English
Tags
Tags: Give, giving, God, Jesus, Christ, mite, wise, gold, frankincense, myrrh, lunch, Thanksgiving, service, receive, receivers
10/24/2021
Pressing on to Achieve Our Education
The spirit of excellence calls us to higher values and higher goals than does the world call us. We are to be people of higher standards in a world of mediocrity. Our Lord did not settle for second best. He was the greatest of all time and is always our example as we participate in the life of the Risen Christ.
Series: Proper 25 B
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Back to School Sunday
Passage: Philippians 3:12-16
Language: English
Tags
Education, faith, children, school, Christ, Jesus, God, parents, learning, life-long, excellence, goals, achieve, science, higher
9/26/2021
Surgery, Radical Style
Judgment is only God’s prerogative, but we humans often puff up and challenge the Holy One.
Series: Proper 21 (B)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Proper 21, Year B
Passage: Mark 9:38-50
Language: English
Tags
Christians, catholic, Anglican, protestant, Jesus, Christ, God, disciples, Peter, cancer, surgery, eye, Theresa, professor, Cox, conspire, majority, Roman, coliseum, jury, Gumbel, premise, church, welcoming, visitors
9/12/2021
Planting the cross of Christ firmly
The words of Christ are eternal and can be trusted. All other ways to God lead into blind alleys.
Series: Proper 19 (B)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Proper 19, Year B
Passage: Mark 8:27-38
Language: English
Tags
Christ, Jesus, God, truth, trust, testing, belief, discernment, clarity, hope, love, turn, resolve, teaching, learning, faith
8/21/2021
To Whom Do We Turn
The words of Christ are eternal and can be trusted. All other ways to God lead into blind alleys.
Series: Proper 16 (B)
Speaker: Rev. Joe Parrish
Topic: Proper 16, Year B
Passage: John 6:56-69
Language: English
Tags
Christ, Jesus, God, truth, trust, testing, belief, discernment, clarity, hope, love, turn, resolve, teaching, learning, faith