St. Christopher's Episcopal Church

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

What Cannot Be Bought - from Office Readings on August 19

We count our coins and find them insufficient.
We gather sacred things, hoping somehow to hold God near.
We reach for blessing as though grace could be possessed.

Yet God refuses our calculations.
In Christ’s hands, five loaves become abundance;
the Spirit remains gift, never possession.
Through the night, the psalmist cries, waits, and listens—
only to discover, “You, O Lord, are near.”

Perhaps faith begins when our grasping hands open:
not to purchase, possess, or control,
but simply to receive what God has always been giving.

“What might I release today in order to receive God’s grace more freely?”

08/18/2026

Come to Life - from Office Readings on August 18

We search for signs,
listen for witnesses,
and turn sacred words in our hands,
hoping they will make God certain.

Yet Jesus whispers beneath them all:
Come to me and have life.

Scripture is not a wall around God,
but a window opening toward Love—
inviting us not merely to know about God,
but to dwell in God’s living presence.

“Am I searching for God, or allowing God to find me?”

08/17/2026

Where God Dwells - from Office Readings on August 17

Jesus speaks of life already stirring
in those who hear his voice.
Stephen looks beyond temples made by human hands
and sees heaven opened wide.

We build places for God,
yet God is never contained by what we build.
The Holy One keeps moving, speaking, awakening life—
sometimes beyond the boundaries we have made sacred.

“Where might God be speaking beyond the boundaries I have drawn?”

08/16/2026

Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney

08/16/2026

Due to an issue with YouTube, the entire service did not broadcast in full. Here is the full recording.

Aug. 16, 2026

08/16/2026

The Touch That Restores - from Office Readings on August 16

She reaches through the crowd.
Samson reaches between the pillars.
Paul reaches toward a fractured community, longing for restoration.

Some reach from hope, some from desperation,
yet God meets us amid our weakness.

“Your faith has made you well,” Jesus says.

Perhaps healing is not becoming strong again,
but discovering that even where strength has failed,
grace may still reach us.

“Where might I reach for God today, trusting that grace can meet me in my weakness?”