Today is Anglican Communion Sunday, which is observed on the Sunday after the Ascension (or at some other convenient time, in case you missed it). I encourage you to have a look at the Anglican Communion website today. Do some reading or exploring.For your reading pleasure (or something), here is the sermon I preached today at St. Matthew's, Westminster in London.
A teaser:
St. John speaks of the consummation of history, but I think this might apply well to a more imminent coming of Jesus. If we invite him, we can receive Jesus Christ into our hearts, into our lives. In the sacraments, and in our mundane lives, we can see Jesus revealed, whether in bread or in the face of a stranger.
This invitation is not for some, it is not for a chosen view. Hear the vision: "Let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift." Every minute we spend on discord and division within the church is a moment we could be inviting God into our own lives and offering God's love to a world that is thirsty for hope, for meaning, and for reconciliation.
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