December 14, 2022

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.” (1 John 1:1)

I will never understand how the younger generation can believe that Phish is even in the same league as The Grateful Dead. I know I’m long in the tooth, but still. I get that younger people didn’t get to experience the Dead live. I have cousin who, after graduating from The University of Virginia in 1995, spent 3 years following Phish. This is still a topic of discussion at family get togethers. We’ve even had graduates of our Christ Church Fellows Program who still prefer Phish over the Dead; I feel we’ve failed them.

We haven’t experienced Jesus in the flesh during His incarnation. But we can still listen to His music.  He is still present – through His Word, through the sacrament, and through works of love wrought by the power of His Holy Spirit.

“O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Third Sunday of Easter – BCP)