Sermons by Pastor Cecie Suknaic Saulnier (Page 2)

The prophet Amos lived and served during a relatively peaceful time in Israel and Judah – and yet, political and business leaders utilized this peaceful time to take advantage of the poor and oppressed. They disdain sabbath rest because it takes time away from their unjust economic practices.…

Joy is all over our gospel text today – and yet, joy can be difficult for us to experience when it is not our own. Reflect with Pastor Cecie about joy, and how our faith can call us into it.

Moses, in his farewell address to the Israelites who are about to cross over into the Promised Land, implores the people to “choose life.” How do we choose life? How are we pressured to choose death? Take a listen with Pastor Cecie.

Take a listen with Pastor Cecie as she reflects on the tables we find ourselves at, and perhaps the tables we may wish to be at. Jesus invites us in this text to pay attention to our tables, our invitations, and our relationships.

Have you ever felt so stressed, overwhelmed, defeated that your eyes could only look a few steps in front of you? You were so weighed down you could no longer look up? In our Gospel passage, Jesus heals a woman who has been afflicted for 18 long years – bent over without being able to stand…

‘Three against two, two against three’ (Luke 12:52). Jesus knew his gospel would divide households—because truth confronts lies. Christian nationalism makes an idol of empire and loyalty to power. But discipleship demands loyalty to the gospel of Christ, even when it divides. Listen…

Our gospel today dwells on fear… and Jesus assures us to not be afraid. What would you do if fear wasn’t holding you back? Take a listen with Pastor Cecie as we wonder about what fear holds us back from.

“Will you teach me to pray?” It’s a brave question—one that opens us to grace, to growth, and to God. It’s the question Jesus’ disciples ask him… What would it mean for us to ask it today? Reflect on this question with Pastor Cecie.

In a hospital hallway during the chaos of a code blue, a Buddhist chaplain advised Pastor: “Be the boulder in the rushing stream.” It’s the same invitation Jesus offers Martha… Not judgment, but stillness. In the swirl of anxiety, faith offers us a still point to re-center. Take a listen with…

Take a listen as Pastor Cecie reflects on her experience during the Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) and how it can inform what it means to be a good, or merciful, neighbor – like the “Good Samaritan” in our Gospel lesson today.