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  • Lunch with Jesus

    Today I linger over lunch. Shortly after I enter the south-side eatery, the rain begins in earnest. I watch it fall in sheets past the open door and hear the hissing of the passing traffic. No need to rush out… Continue reading

  • Lingering with Jesus: Redux

    As I lean into an unhurried morning prayer time, I realize how I want to spend my summer. I think my next few months could be well spent lingering with Jesus.  What would it be like, instead of rushing headlong… Continue reading

  • In The Space that Comes Next

    A sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch at Christ Church, Reading, PA Seventh Sunday of Easter, June 1, 2014 At the Celebration of the Covenant Relationship between Christ Episcopal Church and Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading, PA… Continue reading

  • Lingering with Jesus

    A sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch at Christ Church, Stroudsburg, PA 6th Sunday of Easter, May 25, 2014 John 14:15-21 Today I invite you to linger here, in this time when it is finally, fully spring and on… Continue reading

  • Awake with God

    In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;    early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you.  Psalm 5:3 I’m not sure when I became a morning person. Certainly it was not without protest. As a… Continue reading

  • Easter Day

    Alleluia, Christ is Risen! Image credit: 2nix / 123RF Stock Photo Continue reading

  • Lament

    Holy Saturday Let my prayer enter into your presence;   incline your ear to my lamentation.  Psalm 88:2 The sun rises on grief. A disjointed dance navigates between a world of loss and a world that is oblivious.  Caverns of… Continue reading

  • Good Friday

    A Sermon preached by The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, PA April 18, 2014 It is finished.             Regardless of where you have been on your Lenten journey. Regardless of whether you are still… Continue reading

  • Finished

    Good Friday I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint;    my heart within my breast is melting wax.  Psalm 22:14 Undone. Unraveled. Unmade. Beyond anxiety. Beyond consequence. Beyond resignation. Nothing left to grasp. Nothing… Continue reading

  • A First Step

    Maundy Thursday Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, for I put my trust in you;   show me the road that I must walk,   for I lift up my soul to you. Psalm 143:8 I have… Continue reading