Here's a reflection on scriptures from Palm Sunday (though not for this Lectionary Year - I've gone rogue).  The praise of the crowds is pretty silent in this time of pandemic.  What blessings might come of the stones' having to cry out for us?

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Holy Week 2020 - On Birdsong and the Stones' Crying Out

Here are Paul, Larisa and Constance reading the scripture texts for Epiphany 2, which serve as the foundation for the reflections in the homily entitled, "From Here to There".  Thanks, friends, for lending your beautiful voices to this exploration of the revelation of God in text and Creation. Isaiah 49:1-7 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 Psalm 40:1-12 

Readings for Second Sunday after Epiphany, Year A

This homily eflects on the texts of the Revised Common Lectionary (Year A) for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany

From Here to There

Here are friends lending their voices so that you can listen to the scripture texts for the First Sunday after Epiphany and the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord. These are the texts I reflect on in the homily "Holy Water."  Thanks to Anna Woofenden, Martha Henderson, Jon Spangler and AnnaMarie Hoos for recording these readings. Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 

Readings for the First Sunday after Epiphany/The Baptism of our Lord (RCL, Year A)

This homily reflects on the texts for the First Sunday after Epiphany/The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, in the Revised Common Lectionary (Year A). Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Psalm 29 Thanks as always to Paul Damico-Carper for his beautiful recording of Jesus Christ the Appletree, which serves as our opening music.

Holy Water (The Baptism of our Lord, Year A)

Here are recordings of the lectionary texts for the Second Sunday of Christmas and Epiphany. Thanks to Paul Damico-Carper, Jared DeFigh, and the Rev. Canon Abbott Bailey for contributing their voices to this week's readings.  Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a or Matthew 2:1-12 Psalm 84 or 84:1-8 

Readings for Second Christmas/Epiphany

This homily reflects on the texts for the Second Sunday of Christmas and Epiphany, from the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A.

Guiding Stars and Gifting Rocks (Epiphany, Year A)

A Christmas gift for you from a gifted musician friend. Paul Damico-Carper arranged and recorded this guitar/vocal setting of the carol "Jesus Christ the Apple Tree" for his family and friends a few Christmases back.  I'm so grateful that he's been willing to share it with us through this podcast project. If you've listened to the sermon for the second week of Advent (On Top-Grafting),  you know some of the story of how dear this hymn is to me and how it is shaping the theology behind our work here at Good Courage Farm.

Bonus: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Paul Damico-Carper)

Thanks to this week's contributors, Chelsey, Conie, Sanford and Gemma, for sending recordings from across the globe.  Here are the texts for this week, the First Sunday after Christmas: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 or 147:13-21 

Readings for 1 Christmas, Year A

This homily for the First Sunday After Christmas reflects on the texts of the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A.  You can listen to the readings in the accompanying episode, Readings for 1 Christmas. Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 or 147:13-21

Living Nativity: Deep Incarnation, Part Two (Christmas 1, Year A)

Here are recordings of some friends reading the lectionary texts for the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Year A. Thanks to Jennifer, Andre, Jen and Daniel for being this week's contributing readers. Feel free to listen to this podcast before the homily "God With Us (Deep Incarnation, Part One) and or read these texts at the links below: Isaiah 7:10-16 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 God's Grandeur, a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Readings for Advent 4A + G.M. Hopkins Poem

This homily reflects on the readings of the Revised Common Lectionary for the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Year A.  You can hear these readings, plus the poem, God's Grandeur, by G. M. Hopkins, in the podcast recording here at Preaching to Birds - and Cats.   This is the first of three Advent/Christmas reflections on deep incarnational theology. Isaiah 7:10-16 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 

God WITH With Us: Deep Incarnation, Part One (Advent 4, Year A)

Here are the readings for the Third Week of Advent, upon which my homily "On Peafowl and Patience" reflects.  I'm super thrilled to have friends Amy, Lauren, Sarah and Sonny as this week's contributing readers.  It's a blessing to hear the texts in so many voices. We'll keep this shared practice up, so if you're interested in being a reader, email me at kerri@goodcourage.farm. Isaiah 35:1-10 Canticle 15 - The Magnificat James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 

Readings for Advent 3, Year A

This homily reflects on Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-10, and Matthew 11:2-11. Check out our Facebook page for links to images of peacocks as symbols of the Resurrection.

On Peafowl and Patience (Advent 3, Year A)

This homily reflects on Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, and Matthew 3:1-12. Check out this Permaculture News resource for images of top-grafting.  Thanks again to my friend, Paul Damico-Carper (and congratulations on your wedding!) for the music. So grateful. My apologies for the less-than-perfect volume management... I'm still learning.

On Top-Grafting and Advent Carols (Advent 2, Year A)

Preaching to Birds (and Cats) is a podcast of ecologically-minded homilies on the Revised Common Lectionary. The Rev. Kerri Meyer is a farmer and Episcopal priest at Good Courage Farm in Minnesota. The podcast's name is in homage to St. Francis of Assisi, lover of the Creator and Creation, with a wink to Rebecca West, a critic of the saint's legendary preaching to wild birds.

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