Sermon given by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde at St. Stephen and the Incarnation parish on November 9, 2014.

St Stephens DC 11.2.2014

Falling From Grace

God Has Your Back

More Than A Resume

Commencement address at the Seminary of the Southwest on May 13, 2015.

The Gospel of Your Life

Trust the  Slow Work of God

Our Daily Bread

The Measure of a Man

Decisive Moments

What Do You Want

Beginnings

Sermon preached to the English speaking congregation at St. Matthew's/San Mateo Episcopal Church, Hyattsville MD 

Wilderness-The Place We All Know

Ordination Sermon

Good News in the Wilderness

Seeing With New Eyes, Hearing With New Ears at St Andrew’s College Park

What I am Here to Do at Ascension, Silver Spring

Living Fully on the Path of Suffering

Wilderness Training

The Ultimate Paradox

When We're at the Edge

Leadership from the Pulpit

Joseph, Jesus’ Father

Bishop Mariann preaching "The Threshold of Possibility" on Sunday, September 16, 2018 for the installation of The Rev. Geoffrey Hoare as rector of St Alban's Church in DC.

The Threshold Of Possibility

Bishop Mariann preaching Blessed Ordinariness at the Diaconate Ordination on September 22, 2018.

Blessed Ordinariness - Diaconate Ordination 2018

Bishop Mariann Budde preaching for the Installation of Vikki Clayton  at St. Luke's, Brighton.

The Gifts And Vocation Of A Small Church

Bishop Mariann Budde preaching for the Cathedral Close School's Service on October 23, 2018.

Cathedral Close Schools Service 10 - 23 - 18

Bishop Mariann at Ascension and St Agnes Parish.  January 2019. 

What makes an interruption holy is the experience of grace, of Christ present with us, coming to us wherever we are and walking alongside us as we make our way in a completely new reality that we did not choose. People often speak of these interruptions with gratitude, not necessarily for the events themselves, but for the ways they were changed by them, or sustained through them, by the love and abiding presence of God. For Christians that presence comes to us, is revealed to us, as Jesus

Holy Interruptions- January 2019

Bishop Mariann at All Saints' Church ; March 2019

The sweet, rare moments of clarity and affirmation are wonderful when they come, but where life gets interesting is what happens next, when we re-enter the world as it is and do our best to live according to the clarity we received

To Live A Called Life: What Lies Beyond Mountains

Bishop Mariann at Grace Episcopal Church- Silver Spring; March 2019

We have a crossing over to accomplish, and a truth to acknowledge. Perhaps we have a relationship to reconcile, a secret to disclose, a new possibility to consider. We all have work to do. Jesus makes it quite clear that there is pain involved in this process, as there is with any birth and transformation. But he goes with us, showing us the breadth of God's love and lengths that God is willing to go for our sake. His life and death is a parable of how redemption works—that out of pain there is joy; out of fear arises courage; and out of death, we emerge with a transformed life.

Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

Bishop Mariann preaching at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church- March, 2019

Keep watch for the open­-ended burning bushes that call out to you because you are in a position to respond. They will present themselves at an inconvenient time, but the world is held by those who respond. And know that there is most certainly a burning bush for you, and you alone, because of who you are, the gifts you have, the wounds you’ve endured. When such a burning bush presents itself, remember that God is calling you as you are, for who you are. Moses was utterly and completely human when God called him. And so are we.

There are Burning Bushes Everywhere

Bishop Mariann preaching "Living God's Dream with God's Strength" at St John's Episcopal Church- Broad Creek  on April 7, 2019

If King’s dream had been his own alone, it would have died with him. But his dream was, in fact, God’s dream taking up residence in him. The dream was of God’s justice, and that is a dream that can never die. It will be passed on from one generation to the next until it is fulfilled. We, like King, can dream God’s dream, align ourselves with God’s love, love most fully embodied in Jesus. To do so is the highest thing we can aspire to in this life, even if most of us live that love and that dream in relatively modest ways.

Living God's Dream with God's Strength

Bishop Mariann preaching on Pentecost 2019 at St. Columba's Episcopal Church.

Inspired is the word we use to describe extraordinary human activity, with a tacit acknowledgement of a creative energy and power beyond the self. In all major religions, such inspiration is explicitly acknowledged as a gift from God and is, indeed, evidence of God at work in our lives and in our world. For Christians, the Holy Spirit is the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise to us that he would send his Spirit, and through the Spirit we would receive power and strength, guidance and wisdom to be his witnesses and to live joyful, purposeful lives.

To Be Inspired- Pentecost 2019

Bishop Mariann preaching at All Souls Episcopal Church- Father's Day 2019

As best you can, and trust that God is with you, among you, for you, and through you for others’ sake. Take note of your experiences and longings, and follow where they lead. Let go of the images of God that you can’t believe in, and move toward the ones you can. Remember that definition of belief isn’t the absence of doubt but the willingness to trust and to give one’s heart. You can put your trust in God your Creator made known to us in Jesus, and whose Spirit is with us always. Your heart is safe in God.

The God We Can Believe In

Bishop Mariann preaching at St. Michael and All Angels’ Church.

This may sound like a fantastic story and it is. But here’s the takeaway: each and every one of you has walked on water, and more than once. Perhaps not in the way that Simon Peter did, but in other ways just as important, just as miraculous. Every time you tried to do something that you’ve never done before, you were walking on water. Every time you stretch beyond your capacities, you were walking on water. Every time you took a risk--perhaps inspired by someone else doing the same, as Simon Peter was by Jesus’ example--you were walking on water. And you weren’t being superhuman those times. You were being the most human, and in your finest hour. We were created to walk on water.

Created To Walk On Water

Sermons from the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, and other recordings.

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