St. James Episcopal Church - Black Mountain, NC

"God is asking so much more of Abram and Sarai than to be right and virtuous. God is asking them to be whole."
- The Rev. Judith Whelchel
 
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Romans 4:13-25
Mark 8:31-38
Psalm 22:22-30

"Wilderness is not optional, and wilderness shows us how breakable we are. But when the wilderness whispers “beloved” into your ears, I pray you will listen."
- The Rev. Dr. Bruce Grob
 
Genesis 9:8-17
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
Psalm 25:1-9

"We are walking around inside of the light we are seeking."
- The Rev. Judith Whelchel
2 Kings 2:1-12
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Mark 9:2-9
Psalm 50:1-6

"Love is who you are." 
- The Rev. Dn. Kristi Neal
Isaiah 40:21-31
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Mark 1:29-39
Psalm 147:1-12, 21c

"I think love is flying around all the time trying its damnedest to land on us."
- The Rev. Judith Whelchel
 
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Mark 1:21-28
Psalm 111

"C.S. Lewis imagines that when we finally see God, we will say: "So it was you all along. Everyone I ever loved, it was you."
- The Rev. Dr. Bruce Grob
 
Jonah 3:1-5, 10
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Mark 1:14-20
Psalm 62:6-14

"We are ever becoming the One we receive."
- The Rev. Judith Whelchel
1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20)
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
John 1:43-51
Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17

The Rt. Rev. José McLoughlin

"Christ didn’t come to save us from what we are but to save us into who we are."
- The Rev. Judith Whelchel
 
Isaiah 9:2-7
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14(15-20)
Psalm 96

"Is the life I am living the same as the life I want to live? What do I want to let go of, and what do I want to give myself to?"
-The Rev. Dr. Bruce Grob
 
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8,19-28
Psalm 126