My first time serving as a lay Eucharistic minister, one of the things that most caught me by surprise was how people of all different sorts approached the altar rail with a sense of Eucharistic anticipation. Little kids giggled with it, worried adults hung their fear on it, nervous newcomers were alert with it, andContinue reading “Anticipation”
Calling and Clarity
Calling and Clarity is how I named my blog when I was actively discerning a calling to the priesthood and to ministry; once I was ordained, I realized that it still fit because we are always discerning God’s call and always seeking just a bit more clarity than we had the day before about whoContinue reading “Calling and Clarity”
The (Overwhelmingly) Great Cloud of Witnesses
In a tunnel, in what seems somehow both like a thousand years ago and yesterday, I began to voice my call. It was a dark, isolating place in which I quietly and timidly voiced the first stirrings of my calling to ministry. Most of the people in my life weren’t comfortable with it, and, toContinue reading “The (Overwhelmingly) Great Cloud of Witnesses”
On Being Quiet
Words are powerful. Beautiful, moving, and inspiring words motivate us to seek change, to become better versions of ourselves. Harsh, damaging, and derogatory words have the power to stop us in our tracks, giving us pause as to how we can continue on this path. We roll those positive and negative words we receive aroundContinue reading “On Being Quiet”
The Foolishness of Courage
A sermon delivered to the people of St. John’s Norwood Episcopal Parish in Chevy Chase, MD on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 on January 29, 2017. There is an unfolding trend among wealthy technology executives and the super rich: doomsday shelters. These are not shelters far out in the woods owned by those who are disconnected fromContinue reading “The Foolishness of Courage”
A Life Worthy of Our Calling
A sermon delivered to Virginia Theological Seminary, Friday, November 18, 2016 on Ephesians 4:1-6: I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain theContinue reading “A Life Worthy of Our Calling”
Mary’s Song of Faithfulness
Sermon delivered to the people of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Germantown on Luke 1: 46-55 on Sunday, August 14th in celebration of the Feast of Saint Mary. An additional 250 police and paramilitary officers are being brought into the site of the Assumption of Mary in Lourdes, France near the Spanish border. This isContinue reading “Mary’s Song of Faithfulness”
Welcoming Hope
A sermon on Mark 9:33-37, 42 delivered the volunteers, counselors, and supports of the ministry of City Camp, an urban day camp ministry with the Office of Youth and Family Ministries of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, at their closing Eucharist on July 30, 2016, the feast day of William Wilberforce, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Germantown.Continue reading “Welcoming Hope”
That Time I Did That Thing.
My thoughts raced as fast as my nervous eyes as they darted from one bib number to the next. What did I do and why on earth did I think that I could actually do this? Why am I here? Clearly I am not meant for this and everyone knows it; this is theContinue reading “That Time I Did That Thing.”
A Resurrection Peace
Sermon delivered to the people of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene, Texas on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 1, 2016. Listen Here My time in the hospital as a chaplain has allowed me many opportunities to sit with people in their last moments. These last moments contain a variety of emotionsContinue reading “A Resurrection Peace”
Becca Kello 