CONFIRM MY HEART'S DESIRE

Welcome! You'll find here occasional writings, a few rants, and hopefully some insights too, about Christian discipleship, the Episcopal Church, and on faith community's life (at least from my viewpoint) at the Parish of the Epiphany in Winchester, Massachusetts, where I am blessed to serve as the rector. At the Epiphany we understand ourselves to be "a welcoming Episcopal community, united in God, called to seek and serve Christ in all persons, and to transform the world with love and generosity."
Why this title, "confirm my heart's desire"?
The title comes from a line in Charles Wesley's hymn, O Thou Who Camest from Above. You can read the text and listen to a schmaltzy-sounding version of the tune here. The hymn is not widely known, except in England, but with persistence on my part, and with the persuasion of other musicians, priests, and hymn-nerds, it's gaining, slowly, additional admirers.




12 January 2015

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE 2015 Arrived in Jerusalem!

Following near-perfect travel from Boston to Frankfurt, then a several hour connection time at Frankfurt (including comfortable cots on which to sleep a couple of hours), we made our way right on time to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. Canon Qumri was there to meet us, and Muhammed, our bus driver, got us safely and quickly to East Jerusalem, to St. George's Guest House, on the close of the Cathedral of St. George. We had a brief meeting at which we introduced ourselves, and stated aloud what we were leaving behind and what we hoped to take away from our pilgrimage, followed by dinner. Now, we're headed to sleep to commence tomorrow with 6:45am breakfast. We will use this blog and Facebook to update you. Please remember us in your prayers; all of you are in ours:

Mary Adkins & Diana Reed, Pat & Will Aldrich, Mary Hannah Arnot, Elaine Barger, Carol Bellamy, Mike Chesson & Jane Sherwin, Charlie DePuy and Mary Ann Haagen, Mary Kay and David Donovan, Kate Ebbott, Ralph Engstrom and Suzanne McAllister, Carol & Ted Kellogg, Alice Krapf, Maureen Lavely, Kathleen McCormick, Thomas Mousin & Thomas Brown, Suzanne & Solomon Owayda, Matthew Owayda, Penny Partlow, Susan Reed, Barbara & Fred Rowland, Mary & Scott Street, Holly & Ashely Stevens, Cynthia Terzariol, Sarah Wasdyke, and Jane & Robie White.
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  1. Anonymous7:04 AM

    I'm really glad to hear that you arrived safely. I will pray for you all, and trust that each of you will discover how very close God is to you, loving you and inviting you into transformation. Love, Becky Taylor

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  2. Anonymous8:49 AM

    Thank you for looping us into your pilgrimage. I am following you in the same steps we took two years ago and with you in spirit. May your steps lead us all closer to Jesus. Gayle

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