Rev. James E. Laurence

Posted on January 1, 2021January 4, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 6 Comments

Quote for a New Year – Dag Hammarskjöld

A few quotes from Dag Hammarskjöld and a few reflections on this new year.

Posted on December 31, 2020December 30, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 7 Comments

The Work of Christmas by Howard Thurman

The Work of Christmas by Howard Thurman When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flocks, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry,…

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 7 Comments

So Wondrously Protected

A "Poem, Prayer, Psalm, and Promise" as we prepare to enter a new year together, featuring Dietrich Bonhoeffer's poem, "By Powers of Good."

Posted on December 28, 2020May 4, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 17 Comments

Sonnet for Psalm 131

Psalm 131 offers us a beautiful but challenging image for prayer - our souls resting in God's presence like a weaned child with its mother. Here is my sonnet for this psalm, reflecting on this wonderful image.

Posted on December 26, 2020December 16, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 5 Comments

Martin Luther on the Meaning of Christmas

"Do not make Mary of stone," Martin Luther said to his congregation in a famous Christmas sermon. Here is a portion of that inspiring sermon.

Posted on December 25, 2020January 4, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 1 Comment

Life Where We Did Not Expect It

A very blessed and merry Christmas to you! The icon used in this quote is a picture of the one displayed at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, at the traditional site of our Lord's birth, not where anyone expected God's Son to be born. May each of you find new life and hope…

Posted on December 24, 2020July 1, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments