Sermons by Vicar Kornelius Koppel

“Where are you Christmas? Why can’t I find you, Why have you gone away?” Are you Team Grinch or Team Santa? We just have to look around after Thanksgiving all decorations switch to Christmas immediately after Black friday. Grinch Lost…

Have you ever met people who have a quick answer when you suffer a loss? People who might say, ‘Oh, you’ll get over it quickly, cheer up’ or ‘It was for the best after all’. Or, especially when we mourn the loss of a child, ‘Now the good Lord has one more angel in paradise’. And maybe the worst: ‘You may not understand it now, but God has a plan’

“Do not worry about your life,” says Jesus in today’s reading from Matthew.  Clearly Jesus did not know about Pandemic, or hurricane Helena, or other disappointment, tragedy or other unexpected event. “Don’t worry” – are you kidding?  There is so very much to worry about – the economy, school, my children, the election, my parents, the President’s health, democracy, systemic racism. (I could name more but you get the picture and probably have your own list of worries).  Worry is one of those things that can consume us overwhelm us, weigh us down with the sheer force of its load…