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Let It Die
Today we find ourselves at the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, which means that we are about three Sundays into what is often thought of as Ordinary Time, and this liturgical season lasts more than 20 Sundays leading up to the… Continue reading
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The Compassion of God
The Compassion of God – A sermon for the Second Sunday After Pentecost Continue reading
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On Belonging and Sanctification
A truth that has been present in every context in which I have served, is that for the most part, we all just want to belong. It has been true in working with college students and congregants who have spent… Continue reading
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Don’t Give Up Hope
In this unprecedented time, around the world, folks are getting creative with how to connect with each other and how to keep our spirits up. Actor John Krasinski started a news show from his home office, complete with a hand-painted… Continue reading
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Life, Abundantly.
It is not unusual that I can describe in detail one of the paintings that was at my childhood church that depicted Jesus leading a sheep. And although it looked more like a pastel, 1980’s watercolor than the grandeur of… Continue reading
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Love and Wrath
John 3:16-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son… Continue reading
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Hope and Faith to Go Out
There are those moments wherein which someone says something so striking and so compelling that you have to sit with it for a while and let it wash over you. I had a moment like this about a month ago,… Continue reading
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Turn Their Sorrow Into Joy
Today in the life of the church, we celebrate William Augustus Muhlenberg, a priest who in the mid 1800s founded the Church of the Holy Communion in New York City. Muhlenberg’s life and work is a testament to a life… Continue reading
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I’m Not Okay
The carpet had tiny specks of maroon and gold that danced on the dense forest green of the hotel conference room carpet. I remember the carpet so well because my hand was on my heart and our session was being… Continue reading
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We Will Be Saved
One of the prayers that I pray most often from our prayer book is the anthem found on page 492 in the Burial Office; we don’t often pray it at our funerals because it is the alternate for the beloved,… Continue reading
Calling & Clarity
The Rev. Becca Kello is an Episcopal priest living and serving in Lexington, Kentucky. She often finds God’s presence in nature while hiking or out playing with her dogs, Coakley and Oliver. She is passionate about the intersections of faith and justice, and all sorts of discernment that leads to a clarity of calling.
Becca Kello 