Father’s Day Sermon
Posted by Brian June 21, 2005
Here is the sermon which the Rev. Alma Beck preached at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Little Rock this past Sunday.
Her final lines:
Our God has no rules that say “Don’t argue, don’t criticize, don’t talk back.” Anyone who tells us that is not speaking truthfully about God. Instead, our heavenly Father’s rules for talking to him are: “Be honest. Speak from your heart. Don’t hold back.”
This Father’s Day, it’s good to remember the kind of father we have in heaven, a divine Dad who wants our hearts, just as they are, when we come to him in prayer.
The Scripture readings from Jeremiah and the Psalms which she refers to can be found here.
No one and no sermon is perfect, of course. However, I am very glad that Alma has recently joined our church’s staff. I always like to hear her preach. (Seeing and hearing her live is better than just reading, but we don’t have streaming media on our site - yet.)
Our vicar, the Rev. Ed Wills, Jr., (who preaches most Sundays) also often delivers fine sermons.
Several of his sermons are also available at the St. Michael’s website, here.
It may be true, but that doesn’t mean I can believe it. (sighs)