Meditation for 1 February 2012 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson John 6:52-59 52The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you [...]

Meditation for 25 January 2012 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Galatians 1:13-19; Matthew 10:16-22 (The Conversion of St. Paul) Galatians 1:13-18 13 You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. 14I advanced in Judaism beyond many among [...]

Meditation for 18 January 2012 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Theme for 2012: “Abundant Living, Abundant Giving” (Cf. John 10:10b) Matthew 16:13-19 (The Confession of St. Peter) 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ 14And they [...]

Meditation for 11 January 2012 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Genesis 4:6-8 and John 1:35-42 (Theme for 2012: Abundant Living, Abundant Giving – cf. John 10:10b) Genesis 4:6-8 6The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? 7If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if [...]

Meditation for 4 January 2012 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson John 10:10b Jesus said, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” A Bible Verse for 2012 David Cartwright, a member of St. Ambrose parish, told me a few weeks back that at his prior church in England, the pastor used [...]

Meditation for 28 December 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Matthew 2:13-18 13Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to [...]

Meditation for 21 December 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Luke 1:39-45 39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth [...]

Meditation for 7 December 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Revelation 2:1-7 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2“I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance. I [...]

Meditation for 30 November 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Matthew 4:18-22 (St. Andrew) 18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. 19And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I [...]

THANKSGIVING EVE – Year A – Deuteronomy 8:7-18; Psalm 100, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Luke 17:11-19 – 23 November 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado INTRODUCTION – Themes in Tonight’s Readings What themes did you hear in the readings tonight? I heard these: • [...]

Meditation for 16 November 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Matthew 17:18-20, 24-27 18And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. 19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20He said to them, “Because of your little [...]

Meditation for 9 November 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Psalm 82:1-5 1God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? 3Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of [...]

Meditation for 2 November 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Matthew 13:54-58 54He came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? 55Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his [...]

Meditation for 26 October 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Matthew 13:10-17 10 Then the disciples came and asked him, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’ 11He answered, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12For [...]

Meditation for 19 October 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 51Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be [...]

Meditation for 12 October 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson 1 Corinthians 14:18-19; Matthew 10:26-28 18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you; 19nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 26“So [...]

Meditation for 28 September 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Matthew 7:7-12 7“Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9Is [...]

Meditation for 21 September 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Matthew 5:38-48 38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and [...]

Meditation from The Rev. Peter A. Munson 7 September 2011 Philippians 2:3-8 3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. 4Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. 5Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ [...]

Meditation for 31 August 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson James 3:7-10 and Mark 15:3-5 7For every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, 8but no one can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9With it we [...]

Meditation for 24 August 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Psalm 90:10-12 The span of our life is seventy years, perhaps in strength even eighty; yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow, for they pass quickly and we are gone. Who regards the power of your wrath? Who rightly fears your [...]

Meditation for 18 August 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Mark 12:28-31 28 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which commandment is the first of all?’ 29Jesus answered, ‘The first is, “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our [...]

Meditation for 4 August 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson Mark 8:34-38 34 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For those who want to save their life will lose it, [...]

Meditation from The Rev. Peter A. Munson 27 July 2011 Mark 6:41-46 “And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And they all [...]

Meditation for 6 July 2011 From The Rev. Peter A. Munson 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided [...]