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  • Proper 10C: “Go and Do Likewise”

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    The readings today at St. Andrew’s, in Burt, NY, are Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-9, Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37. We explore the familiar parable with new eyes, considering who’s in and who’s out in this new perspective, and we consider this within the context of our baptismal vows which calls us to a new experience. Read more

  • Proper 7C: Don’t Be Afraid of the Butterfly

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings at St. Mark’s in North Tonawanda, NY, are Isaiah 65:1-9, Psalm 22:18-27, Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39. We explore our attitude towards transformation of ourselves and others, and how our transformation can be a witness to God’s love for those around us right where we are. Proper 7C: Don’t Be Afraid of the Read more

  • Trinity Sunday C: A Crisis in the Trinity

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings today at Trinity Buffalo are Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; the poem “Together” by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, and John 16:12-15. We explore the current crisis in the Trinity and how we can respond together to that crisis. Trinity Sunday C: A Crisis in the Trinity Read more

  • Pentecost C: Hearing the Spirit in the Ordinary

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings today at St. Andrew’s in Burt, NY, are Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:25-35, 37; Romans 8:14-17, and John 14:8-17, 25-27. We explore how the Spirt that arrived at Pentecost is still present and speaking today in the ordinary people and moments of our lives. Pentecost C: Hearing the Spirit in the Ordinary Read more

  • Easter 6C: Abiding with the Promise

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings at St. Mark’s in North Tonawanda were Acts 16:9-15, Psalm 67, Revelation 21: 10, 22-22:5; and John 14: 23-29. We explore Jesus’ discourse on his departure and the coming of the Spirit, and how to recognize the promise and gift of God abiding with us. https://sacredquest.substack.com/p/easter-6c-abiding-with-the-promise Read more

  • Easter 4C: Discerning the Shepherd’s Voice

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings at St. Andrew’s, Burt, NY, today are Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 23, Revelation 7:9-17 and John 10:22-30. We explore discerning and responding to the voice of Jesus, and how we are held by God no matter the challenges or struggles we encounter. Easter 4C – Discerning the Shepherd’s Voice Read more

  • Easter 2C: Sharing Our Experience of Jesus

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings today at St. Mark’s in North Tonawanda, NY, are Acts 5:27-32. Psalm 150, Revelation 1:4-8, and John 20: 19-31. We explore how the story of Jesus came to be heard by us despite hardships and challenges over the centuries, and how we might respond to its impact on us by sharing the story Read more

  • Palm Sunday C: The Humanity of Jesus

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings today are Luke 19:28-40, Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, and Luke 22:14-23-23:56. We explore the example of Jesus’ humanity by which he knows us better than we know ourselves, and by that, we can explore the experience of Holy Week between the bookmarks of his entrance into Jerusalem through his death on Read more

  • Lent 5C:  A Path to the Unexpected Grace of God

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings at Trinity Buffalo are Isaiah 43:16-21, an excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr’s last speech from April 3, 1968, titled “I’ve been to the Mountaintop”, and John 12:1-8. We explore varying paths of following Jesus and how we open ourselves along those paths to look for unexpected moments from our God as we Read more

  • Lent 3C: Our God of Second Chances

    Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

    Our readings at St. Mark’s in North Tonawanda, NY, today are Exodus 3:1-15, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, and Luke 13:1-9. We explore what it means for us to be living on holy ground with our God of second chances. Lent 3C – Our God of Second Chances – by Jeffrey Tooke Read more