[Magdalen] Sermons

[Jay Weigel]

The atmosphere before church at Reformation Lutheran is decidedly chatty.
In addition, the choir is rehearsing up front. That stops when the pastor
strides up the aisle (and he's a tall guy, so he does stride!) and makes
announcements. After announcements, silence ensues and there is an organ
prelude. It's usually pretty short. However, I have about a 10-minute,
generally peaceful, drive in, which is usually sufficient to organize my
mind.

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes...reminds me of something Dorothy Sayers wrote:
>
> ""It is the dogma that is the drama, not beautiful phrases, nor
> comforting sentiments, nor vague aspirations to loving kindness and
> uplift, nor the promise of something nice after death but the
> terrifying assertion that the same God who made the world lived in the
> world and passed through the grave and gate of death. Show that to a
> heathen, and they may not believe it; but at least they may realize
> that here is something that a man might be glad to believe." (Creed or
> Chaos?, 25)
>
> On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
> <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > Not only is it the True Body and Blood, but the Eucharist IS
> > Calvary itself, not recreated, not just remembered, but the event
> > itself which has no temporal constraints.
> >
> > When I stop to remind myself of this it is often overwhelming.
> >
> > Jumping about in a bedlam before Eucharist.doesn't seem the
> > best way to go.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>