I don't write out my sermons any more

Which is why I don't put them on my blog any more.

I make notes as I read the lessons and preach from the notes.

I've been doing this a long time--I don't need a text to read. I know what I want to say and how and I say it.

Today's sermon was about divorce, children and Job.

Mark's Jesus was harsh about divorce so I assured the congregation that the Episcopal church allows it.

Jesus was also with children today and Trinity has a great stained glass window of Jesus with children.

I talked about children being dependent, loving, patient and kind.

(The youngest person in the congregation today--8--told me she wasn't patient at all!)

Then I talked about Job--whose tribulations made up the Old Testament lesson. I talked about how he accepted the good and the bad and did not blame God for the bad he experienced.

I told the congregation (and myself!) we must be like little children to enter the Kingdom and like Job in accepting the bad with the good.

That's what I said.