The Rev. George Adamik reflects on Acts 17:22-31, Hidden Figures, and IBM: “So often, we can presume that things are seen by people in the same way, that the way I understand things is the way everyone understands them… I wonder if we, as people of faith, function in a world where we think everyone knows what we’re doing and everyone knows what Jesus is about. But we don’t live in that kind of a world.”
The Rev. George Adamik discusses Acts 2:42-47 and what we can learn from the community of early followers in the Acts of the Apostles: “Interestingly, it’s not called the teachings of the apostles. It’s not called the beliefs or dogmas of the apostles. It’s called the Acts of the Apostles. We read it and see how they acted and how they engaged in the world as they discerned who they were called to be.”
On Good Friday, the Rev. George Adamik reflects on John 18:1-19:42: “What Jesus did in his life is to try to make us aware that sin is not just about individual sin, but it’s about a need for our creation to seek healing — the corporate sin that we’re a part of.”
The Rev. George Adamik offers a meditation on John 9:1-41, sharing his thoughts along with the Gospel reading. How can we see people before us, not in categories or demographics, but for who they are?
The Rev. George Adamik reflects on Matthew 17:1-9, Christ’s transfiguration, and racial justice: “How can we, like Peter, James, and John, be transfigured? How can we see something in a new way? How can we be changed in our lives so that we can go forward together to change our world?”
The Rev. George Adamik discusses Isaiah 58:1-9a and the movement from “what can we do for others?” to “what can we do with others?”.
On Christmas Eve, the Rev. George Adamik reflects on the origins of the manger scene: “Jesus Christ comes into our world to show us God’s love for us, to show us how good we are, to show us the possibilities in our lives. Jesus came into this world not to change God’s mind about us but to change our mind about God and to know this great, incredible love that God has for us.”
The Rev. George Adamik contemplates the season of Advent: “We really cheat ourselves when we think that Advent is just these four weeks to get us ready for Christmas. Advent is really that and beyond. It’s a season that invites us to look to the fullness of creation, the fullness of who we can become. In a sense, Advent is the Alpha looking towards the Omega.”
As we near the end of our stewardship campaign, Fr. George reflects on who we are as a parish community, where we are, and where we’re headed. Remember to pledge, and thank you for your support of St. Paul’s and its ministries.
Fr. George considers Jesus’s call to “pray always” in Luke 18:1-8: “Often, when we hear the word ‘praying,’ we think of saying prayers, but prayer has a broader meaning, especially in this time of incredible conflict.”