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Trinity Episcopal Church Hartford, CT, 120 Sigourney Street, Hartford, CT (2026)

04/12/2026

Many members supported Jonathan as he was confirmed by Bishop Laura Ahrens at Trinity College Chapel this afternoon. It was a beautiful service and joyous occasion.

07/03/2024

3 July 2024

Holy God,
you love justice and hate oppression;
you call us to righteousness and not to exploitation.
Give us generous and loving hearts,
and eyes to see the splendor of your reign,
that we may live in truth and honor,
and praise you for the transformation of our lives,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

~~Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
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A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other people, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the full measure I have received and am still receiving.

~~Albert Einstein
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However, since Jesus is indeed good news, our first response should not be our last response. We need also to reflect on the second and third chances that are offered in the parable. And ask ourselves: What are we going to do with all these beautiful grapes? With all this good wine? With the trust that has been bestowed on us? We are certainly frail, faulty and sinful. Can we also be honorable and keep our side of the lease agreement?

~~David Ewart
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Sing to Life a new song!
Sing to Life, all Creation!
Sing of compassion and
temper your deeds with kindness.
Sing to all the world and
tell of the miracles that sustain us daily.
Yet Wonder is greater than praise,
no words can capture is Essence.
All words are idols, all ideas snares—
Truth is beyond opinion,
Reality lies beyond thought’s last horizon.
Splendor and majesty leave us speechless.
Strength and beauty are touched, not talked.
Let your worship be acts of beauty and holiness;
Let all the world stand together in awe.
Declare among the nations: “All is God!
Maintain the world with justice!”
The heavens rejoice and the earth is glad;
the seas roar their praise.
The fields exult; the forests sing.
For the world is rooted in righteousness.

~~Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro
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‘Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watch-tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, “They will respect my son.” But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, “This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.” So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?’ They said to him, ‘He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.’
Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the scriptures:
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is amazing in our eyes”?
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.’
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.

~~Matthew 21:33-46

07/02/2024

2 July 2024

God of our salvation,
we falter before the demands of your word
and turn away from your call to life.
Pour out your mercy on us
as you showed mercy to your people of old,
that we may turn from our sinfulness
and walk the path of self-emptying love
made known in Jesus Christ. Amen.

~~Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
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It is very easy to be servants of the word without disturbing the world: a very spiritualized word, a word without any commitment to history, a word that can sound in any part of the world because it belongs to no part of the world. A word like that creates no problems, starts no conflicts. What starts conflicts and persecutions, what marks the genuine Church, is the word that, burning like the word of the prophets, proclaims and accuses: proclaims to the people God's wonders to be believed and venerated, and accuses of sin those who oppose God's reign, so that they may tear that sin out of their hearts, out of their societies, out of their laws - out of the structures that oppress, that imprison, that violate the rights of God and of humanity.

~~Óscar Romero
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I beg Forgiveness of Allah, my Lord
From all the sins which I have committed,
Consciously and unconsciously,
Hidden and evident.

I repent and ask forgiveness for all my sins
Of which I am aware or not aware.

O Allah!
You are the Knower of all things unknown
And the Veiler of disgrace,
The Forgiver of sins.

There is no power or strength besides
Allah, the Exalted, The Supreme.

~~Dr. Lila Fahlman, “Seeking Forgiveness”
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Come Lord! Do not smile and say you are already with us. Millions do not know you and to us who do, what is the difference? What is the point of your presence if our lives do not alter? Change our lives, shatter our complacency. Make your word flesh of our flesh, blood of our blood and our life’s purpose. Take away the quietness of a clear conscience. Press us uncomfortably. For only thus that other peace is made, your peace.

~~Dom Helder Camara
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When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?’ Jesus said to them, ‘I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?’ And they argued with one another, ‘If we say, “From heaven”, he will say to us, “Why then did you not believe him?” But if we say, “Of human origin”, we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.’ So they answered Jesus, ‘We do not know.’ And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
‘What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, “Son, go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered, “I will not”; but later he changed his mind and went. The father* went to the second and said the same; and he answered, “I go, sir”; but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?’ They said, ‘The first.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax-collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax-collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.

~~Matthew 21:23-32

07/01/2024

1 July 2024

Seek patience
and passion
in equal amounts.
Patience alone
will not build the temple.
Passion alone
will destroy its walls.

~~Maya Angelou
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Holy Spirit, help me to see the beauty
that I am, without and within.
Help me to love myself, unconditionally, without judgment.
Your radiance manifests through me and is
present within me at all times.
My body is Your Temple and a vehicle for Your Work.
It is therefore deserving of love, respect and honor.
This day and always, help me to honor my body,
to love it unconditionally, and to be grateful for its service.
Amen.

~~Carol Hansen Grey, “Open Your Heart & Lighten Up”
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God of my integrity,
in whom knowledge of truth
and passion for justice are one;
my heart was sentimental and you cleansed it
with your righteous mercy;
my thoughts were rigid and you engaged them
with your compassionate mind.
Heal my fragmented soul;
teach my naivety;
confront my laziness;
and inflame my longing
to know your loving discernment
and live out your active love,
through Jesus Christ. Amen.

~~Janet Morley
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Gracious Lord,
you hear the sighing of a contrite heart
before it can be uttered.
Make us the temples of your Holy Spirit,
that we may be defended
by the shield of your heavenly goodness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

~~Sarum Rite
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Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves. He said to them, ‘It is written,
“My house shall be called a house of prayer”;
but you are making it a den of robbers.’
The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he did, and heard the children crying out in the temple, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David’, they became angry and said to him, ‘Do you hear what these are saying?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Yes; have you never read,
“Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies
you have prepared praise for yourself”?’
He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
In the morning, when he returned to the city, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the side of the road, he went to it and found nothing at all on it but leaves. Then he said to it, ‘May no fruit ever come from you again!’ And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, ‘How did the fig tree wither at once?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, “Be lifted up and thrown into the sea”, it will be done. Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.’

~~Matthew 21:12-22

06/30/2024

in the garden Episcopal Church Street CT #30 June 2024

06/30/2024

30 June 2024

My heart was wilderness
I heard your voice,
my grief divided me
you held me close;
bitterness consumed me
you overflowed with trust
I longed to be with you:
you let me stay. Amen

~~Janet Morley
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O Lord, open your heavens;
from there may your gifts descend to them.
Put forth your own hand and touch their head.
May they feel the touch of your hand,
and receive the joy of the Holy Spirit,
that they may remain blessed for evermore. Amen.

~~Æthelwold of Wi******er
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Isolated and alone
Woman of blood
pours herself towards
the fabric of life.

Dewdrop of hope
slips down the thread
to the woman
with outstretched hands

~~Ann Fontaine
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An official, Jairus, falls at Jesus’ feet and pleads.
A suffering lady boldly touches his cloak.
And you grant their wishes
through your
touch.
Jesus, we believe.
Let your healing flow into us, too:
through your poor, your hungry, your troubled;
your daisies, hummingbirds, skies, music, books.
Let us find you everywhere, in all things.
Please touch us with
your grace.

~~Anne Osdieck
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When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.” So he went with him.
And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, “If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.” Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, ‘Who touched me?’” He looked all around to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?” But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. When he had entered, he said to them, “Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cum,” which means, “Little girl, get up!” And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

~~Mark 5:21-43

06/29/2024

29 June 2024

That beast on which Christ sits, is it not you, who glorify and carry Christ in your own bodies, as the apostle says?

~~Dominica Palmarum I.4
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Ride on! ride on in majesty!
Hark! all the tribes Hosanna cry;
O Saviour meek, pursue Thy road
With palms and scatter'd garments strow'd.

Ride on! ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die:
O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin
O'er captive death and conquer'd sin.

Ride on! ride on in majesty!
The wingèd armies of the sky
Look down with sad and wondering eyes
To see the approaching sacrifice.

Ride on! ride on in majesty!
Thy last and fiercest strive is nigh;
The Father on His sapphire throne
Expects His own anointed Son.

Ride on! ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die;
Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain,
Then take, O God, Thy power and reign.

~~Henry Hart Milman
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A city revolted against its ruler. The King set forth to subdue and punish it, and the city hastened to request a pardon. At a distance from the city, the elders and the great came and begged forgiveness. ‘For your sake,’ the King said, ‘I forgive one-half the guilt.’ At the gates of the city, the masses turned out and pleaded for mercy. ‘For your sake,’ the King said, ‘I forgive half the guilt that is left.’ When he entered the city and found all the little children gathered with song and dance and joy to appear before him, he exclaimed: ‘For your sake, I forgive everything!” — and the King joined in their celebration.

~~Jewish Misdrash
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Sovereign God,
you have established your rule over the human heart,
not by force but by the servant example of Jesus Christ.
Move us by your Spirit
to join the joyful procession
of those who confess Christ Jesus with their tongues
and praise him with their lives. Amen.

~~Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
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When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a c**t with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord needs them.” And he will send them immediately.’ This took place to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,
‘Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
and on a c**t, the foal of a donkey.’
The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the c**t, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,
‘Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!’
When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, ‘Who is this?’ The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’

~~Matthew 21:1-11

06/28/2024

28 June 2024

Jesus said, “Recognize what is in your sight and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you. For there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest.”

~~Gospel of Thomas, Saying 5
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God, whose word spoke life and creativity into a formless universe,
and order to a nation of escaped slaves,
whose strong and compassionate voice challenged injustice through frail prophets,
we praise you.
Jesus, whose touch smoothed the broken skin of lepers,
and brought a bleeding woman back to health and belonging,
whose hand raised dead girls, and refused to throw stones at prostitutes,
we praise you.
Spirit, whose breath restores souls and bodies,
and whose presence comforts the grieving,
whose fire ignites compassion within us for the healing of the nations,
we praise you.
God of wholeness,
we celebrate the healing you bring to us and our world,
and we celebrate the promised wholeness
that awaits all of creation
in your eternal reign.
Amen.

~~John van de Laar
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Whether in daytime or in nighttime
I always carry inside
a light.
In the middle of noise and turmoil
I carry silence.
Always
I carry light and silence.

~~Anna Swir
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Loving God, open our hearts
so that we may feel the breath and play of your Spirit.
Unclench our hands so that we may reach out to one another
and touch and be healed.
Open our lips that we may drink in the delight and wonder of life.
Unclog our ears to hear your agony in our inhumanity.
Open our eyes so that we may see Christ in friend and stranger.
Breathe your Spirit into us and touch our lives with the life of Christ.
Amen.

~~from “Out of the Darkness: Paths to Inclusive Worship”, Uniting Church of Australia
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As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, ‘Lord,* have mercy on us, Son of David!’ The crowd sternly ordered them to be quiet; but they shouted even more loudly, ‘Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!’ Jesus stood still and called them, saying, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, let our eyes be opened.’ Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they regained their sight and followed him.

~~Matthew 20:29-34

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