Episcopal Church Of All Saints, Indianapolis

"The Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect but the food that God gives us." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on The Feast of the Body and Blood of Our Lord: Corpus Christi (May 29, 2016). Readings: Deuteronomy 8:2-3; 1 Corinthians 10:1-4, 16-17; John 6:47-58. Image: Andrew Pantyukhin (flickr.com/infofarmer), distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license.

"If Jesus is God, on the night before He died, when Jesus was praying in the garden of Gethsemane, 'Remove this cup from me, yet not what I want but what you want,' who is Jesus praying to? And if Jesus is God, how can he pray, 'Not what I want, but what You want?'" Brendan O'Sullivan-Hale preaches on Trinity Sunday (May 22, 2016). Readings: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Romans 5:1-5; and John 16:12-15. Image: Andrea Kirkby (flickr.com/andreakirkby), distributed under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license.

"And, of course, the Holy Spirit didn't come just once, long ago..." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday (May 15, 2016). Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17, 25-27. Image: Waiting for the Word (flickr.com/waitingfortheword), distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license.

"How can I be saved so I'm not a prisoner to fear?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the seventh Sunday of Easter (May 8, 2016). Readings: Acts 16:16-34; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26. Image: Matthias Müller (flickr.com/nachtheuel), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.

"Without this vision, this communication, this guiding by the Holy Spirit, this meeting between businesswoman and missionary might never have happened." The Rev. Tom McCart preaches on the sixth Sunday after Easter (May 1, 2016). Readings: Acts 16:9-15; Ps. 67; Rev. 21:10, 22-22:5; Jn. 14:23-29.

"Think about where we are as a society when we exclude immigrants, when we worry about what bathrooms transgender people use, when our political system prevents some people from voting because of their color...How do we usher in the Kingdom?" The Rev. Tom Honderich preaches on the fifth Sunday of Easter (April 24, 2016). Reading: Acts 11:1-18; Ps. 148; Rev. 21:1-6; Jn. 13:31-35 Image: Pacheco (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pachecophotography/), distributed under a CC BY-ND license

"God is our shepherd, but shepherds are not dreamy creatures who wander around in a pastoral landscape, playing flutes." The The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 17, 2016). Readings: Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30. Image: Gianluca Carnicella (flickr.com/ingirogiro), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.

"When we are stripped of all, when we are mired in guilt or shame, grieving something we have done or something that's been done to us, so naked, so vulnerable that we are no longer relying upon ourselves but on God, God can redeem whatever we've done." The The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Third Sunday of Easter. Readings: Acts 9:1-20, Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19. Image: Chris Wells (flickr.com/photos/mrwellz), distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

"Beloved, Jesus is risen, but he is not unwounded. And out of his wounds - the physical marks left by nails, and the spiritual wounds left by betrayal and desertion, Jesus brings neither wrath nor retribution." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the second Sunday of Easter (April 3, 2016). Readings: Acts 5:27-32; Ps. 150; Rev. 1:4-8; Jn. 20:19-31 Image: Lawrence OP (https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND license.

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Easter Sunday (March 27, 2016).

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches at the Great Vigil of Easter (March 26, 2016).

"But before the bread can be shared, it must be broken. Before the wine can be drunk, it must be poured. And so again by our actions tonight we are gathered up into the Mystery of Jesus." The Rev. Gordon Chastain preaches on Maundy Thursday (March 24, 2016). Readings: Ex. 12:1-14; Ps. 116:1, 10-17; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Jn. 13:1-17, 31b-35; Matt. 26:30-46. Image: Quinn Norton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinn/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

"How do you prepare to die when you've got less than a week to live?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Palm Sunday. Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31 9-16, Phillipians 2:5-11, Luke 19:28-40 Image: Rachel Andrew (www.flickr.com/photos/rachelandrew/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

"What is the point of poetry during war, music in time of death, acts of kindness in a world roiling with anger, aflame with hatred, terrified of terror?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fifth Sunday of Lent (March 13, 2016). Readings: Is. 43:16-21; Ps. 126; Phil. 3:4b-14; Jn. 12:1-8.

"This is the story of the Prodigal Father, a parent who spends forgiveness and love recklessly, generously, lavishly, extravagantly." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches of the fourth Sunday of Lent. Readings: Joshua 5:9-12, Psalm 32, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32.

"That's the fear that political demagogues use to gain your vote and your allegiance; that's the fear that makes us afraid of stranger; that's the fear that builds walls." The Rev. Michael Stichweh preaches on the third Sunday of Lent (February 28, 2016). Readings: Ex. 3:1-15; Ps. 63; 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9. Image: Tony Webster (https://www.flickr.com/photos/diversey/), distributed under a CC BY license.

"Jesus does what any mother hen does: He puts himself between us and the fox, opening his wings wide to protect us, baring his own breast, giving his own life, so that we might be saved." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Second Sunday in Lent (February 21, 2016). Readings: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35. Image: Tambako The Jaguar (flickr.com/photos/tambako), distributed under a CC BY-ND 2.0 US License.

"What kind of gift can you imagine bringing to an infant, a king, who calls us to die to our old selves, even as he brings us new life?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6, 2016). Is. 60:1-6; Ps. 72:1-7, 10-14; Eph. 3:1-13; Matt. 2:1-12 Image: Dave Harris (https://www.flickr.com/photos/brangdon_j/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

"We are made to love and serve God, to love and serve one another. Anything that tempts us away from that is identity theft." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the first Sunday of Lent (February 14, 2016). Readings: Deut: 26:1-11; Ps. 91:1-2, 9-16; Rom. 108b-13; Lk. 4:1-13. Image: Jonathan Colman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jcolman/), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This sermon is inspired in part by "Lent 1 C: Identity Theft", by David Lose (http://www.davidlose.net/2016/02/lent-1-c-identity-theft/)

"Remember that you will die, but first you're going to screw up a few times." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Ash Wednesday (February 10, 2016). Readings: Is. 58:1-12; Ps. 51:1-17; 2 Cor. 5:20b-6:10; Matt. 6:1-6, 16:-21. Image: Lazy Librarian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/angieharvey/), published under a CC BY-NC license.