Episcopal Church Of All Saints, Indianapolis

"But a smart rabbi knows that there are more than two choices - that sometimes a question is best answered with a question." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (October 18, 2020). Readings: Is. 45:1-7; Ps. 96:1-9; 1 Thess. 1:1-10; Matt. 22:15-22

"Whether the apocalypse is full of Zoom meetings or lava, leave that to Hollywood. Our story ends not in disaster, but in a feast." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 11, 2020). Readings: Is. 25:1-9; Ps. 23; Phil. 4:1-9; Matt. 22:1-14 Image: Gail (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mahinui/), distributed under a CC BY license.

"God expects justice and righteousness and laments especially the failure of leaders to establish such communities. But God's response to our violence is the Cross, is sending his Son...He doesn't respond to our violence with violence, but instead absorbs it...and responds with life, resurrection, and triumph over death. Does that sound naive?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 4, 2020). Readings: Is. 5:1-7; Ps. 80:7-14; Phil. 3:4b-14; Matt.:21:33-46

"You are not an angel, and you never will be. You as a human being are created in the image of God, an honor granted no other creature, including angels." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (transferred to September 27, 2020). Readings: Gen. 28:10-17; Ps. 103:19-22; Rev. 12:7-12; Jn.1:47-51

"But the K.O.G., the kingdom of God, is coming, where we don't get what we deserve, but we get grace freely given, manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 20, 2020). Readings: Jonah 3:10-4:11; Ps. 145:1-8; Phil. 1:21-30; Matt. 20:1-16

“Jesus asks us to repent of the ways we hurt one another and invites us at the same time to forgive others. To forgive the ones who have hurt us. And he’s given us the language to do this—we practice it time we say the Lord’s Prayer: forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.” The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 13, 2020).

"Canceling those who step outside the lines, with whom we disagree, troublemakers, well, it seems to be a bipartisan sport. And of course, its a very human inclination. After all there's got to be a way to deal with people who will not abide by our rules, who pose harm to our community. Luckily Jesus provides a very human, even loving, way of doing so in the church." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 6, 2020). Readings: Ezek. 33:7-11; Ps. 119:33-40; Rom. 13:8-14; Matt. 8:15-20

"May we be steadfast with those who suffer, and there find Christ himself." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 30, 2020). Readings: Jer. 15:15-21; Ps. 26:1-8; Rom. 12:9-21; Matt. 16:21-28

"Mary looks out at us from paintings and icons, from statues, with a seriousness, a compassion, that pierces our souls, drawing us toward her. In her, we see someone who knows suffering, and therefore understands and cares about our own. When God the Father seems far away it is natural to turn to Mary our mother, who knows just what human suffering is." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Feast of St. Mary the Virgin (transferred - August 16, 2020) Readings: Is. 61:10-11; Ps. 34:1-9; Gal. 4:4-7; Lk. 1:46-55

"Friends, with Peter, Christ has built you into the church, and in the words of one of the New Testament letters that bears Peter's name, 'You are living stones.'" The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (August 23, 2020). Readings: Is. 51:1-6; Ps. 138; Rom. 12:1-8; Matt. 16:13-20

"God doesn't rely upon our faith. God acts when we ask. If you hear nothing else, here this: we don't have to be perfect. We don't have to have all the right words. We don't have to know all the scripture or possess a deep faith." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the tenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 9, 2020). Readings: 1 Kings 19:9-18; Ps. 85:8-13; Rom. 10:5-15; Matt: 14:22-33

"This is the context of a story that is likely familiar to most of us - the feeding of the 5,000 - one of Jesus's greatest hits. Because this story is so familiar it can be easy to miss some of these details, like the fact that Jesus is sad." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the ninth Sunday after Pentecost (August 2, 2020). Readings: Is. 55:1-5; Ps. 145:8-9, 15-22; Rom. 9:1-5; Matt. 14:13-21.

"None of us is immune to suffering, but we usually take turns doing it." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the eight Sunday after Pentecost (July 26, 2020). Readings: 1 Kings 3:5-12; Ps. 119:129-136; Rom. 8:26-39; Matt. 13:31-33, 44-52

"I wonder what it would look like to live with this kind of hope today. How do we practice hope? Surely it doesn't look like cramming as many of us as possible into a church building and proclaiming that if we trust God enough none of us will get sick. And surely it doesn't look like being content with a political and social status quo that says, 'Well, everything works for me, so surely it does for everyone else.'" The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the seventh Sunday after Pentecost (June 19, 2020). Readings: Is. 44:6-8; Ps. 86:11-17; Rom. 8:12-25; Mat. 13:24-31, 36-43

"In this time of pandemic, a time we abstain from coming together to protect one another, especially the most vulnerable, is that not another kind of medicine - a participation in the self-giving nature of Jesus Christ, humbling ourselves, denying ourselves, for the good of one another?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Feast of Corpus Christi. Readings: Deut. 8:2-3; Ps. 116:1, 10-17; 1 Cor. 10:1-4, 16-17; Jn. 6:47-58.

"Once the conflict begins, it's uncovered, it boils over, well, how can it be healed? How can it be healed, not just tamped down - or covered up, just simmering below the surface, until it erupts again." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Trinity Sunday (June 7, 2020). Readings: Gen. 1:1-2:4a; Ps. 8, 2 Cor 13:11-13; Matt. 28:16-20

"Today, as cities burn and people cry out, the spirit of God seems not much like a dove, but a phoenix, rising out of the ashes after the fire, leading us, begging us, inspiring us to live new lives - renewing our promises to follow and love God, to love our neighbor, to resist evil, to strive for justice and peace. On this feast of Pentecost, let us pray, 'Come, Holy Spirit, come,' and let us mean it." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Pentecost (May 31, 2020). Readings: Num. 11:24-30; Ps. 104:25-35, 37; Acts 2:1-21; Jn. 7:37-39

"When caught in the solitary angst of anxiety, we are much more susceptible to that prowling lion who likes to pick off the strays. We're much more vulnerable than when we are part of a community." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the seventh Sunday of Easter. Readings: Acts 1:6-14; Ps. 68:10-10, 33-36; 1 Pet. 4:12-14, 5:6-11; Jn. 17:1-11

"So we’ve got a feast day devoted to parting from the one we love, or having the one we love hidden from us - and finding joy in it? Well this year, it looks like Ascension arrived right on time." Brendan O'Sullivan-Hale preaches on the Feast of the Ascension (May 21, 2020). Readings: Ps. 96; Heb. 2:5-18; Matt. 28:16-20

"The hope Peter refers to is not a general sense that somehow all will turn out all right, nor a hope that if I'm good God will will reward me with a good life, but a tough, muscular hope that is larger than ourselves." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the sixth Sunday of Easter (May 17, 2020) Readings: Acts 17:22-31; Ps. 66:7-18; 1 Pet. 3:13-22; Jn. 14:15-21