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Messages from Bishop Mark

Easter Message: The Voice in Our Graves

Posted by The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington on

It is an old preacher’s trope that this story begins in a garden, and ends in a garden. It begins in a garden filled with life, a garden of perfection, the garden of God’s loving purpose for us—a purpose we preferred to decide for ourselves. And it ends in a garden near a...

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Tags: easter, new life, grief, reopening, covid

The Discipline of Hope

Posted by The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington on

It is Ash Wednesday today. Despite the comforting familiarity of the yearly cycle of penitence and fasting, this Ash Wednesday is a little different from all the others we have known. Yes, this day still marks the beginning of our journey through the penitential days of Lent. But let’s be...

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Tags: hope, lent, ash wednesday, spiritual practices, daily prayer, daily examen, covid