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Midday Meditation from the Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa (February 9, 2021)

"The prophet speaks to a people in exile: God created ALL THINGSeverything! Even you! Even you in exile, even you in despairGod created all. And God created you in love. And God, who loves you, is with you always. Even in exile. Especially then. Trust in this God who creates and redeems and renews and sustains all thingsall peopleyou. ...Waiting for God isn’t passive because waiting doesn’t do the work for usbut it’s part of the work. It’s part of the transformation that... strengthens us for the work ahead. Sitting with God and naming God won’t end the pandemicat least, not in and of itself. But sitting with God and naming God will help you see and know God in new and deeper ways, giving you the strength that even Jesus sought to keep up the work and heal the world." Sunday's sermon from the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder: https://bit.ly/3aMCFw6

Sunday Afternoon Recitals: Justin Maxey: Louis Vierne, Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 (Allegro maëstoso / Adagio / Final) Franz Liszt, Liebestraum No. 3 (trans. Harvey Gaul) Henri Mulet, Tu es petra et portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversus te from Esquisses byzantines... For more information, visit www.cathedralATL.org/recitals

Holy Eucharist: The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Follow the service leaflet: https://bit.ly/3aIIn2i

"In the Midst of Sadness: Fred Rogers and Johnny Costa and Jazz!": the Midday Meditation from Very Rev. Sam G. Candler (November 10, 2020)

Midday Meditation from the Rev. Canon George Maxwell (November 9, 2020)

Sunday Afternoon Recitals: Jacob Montgomery: Today’s Sunday afternoon recital, November 8, is performed by Jacob Montgomery, Music Director at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York. Marcel Dupré, Allegro deciso from "Évocation" William Bolcom, "Jesus Loves Me"... Louis Vierne, Adagio from "Organ Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28" Johann Sebastian Bach, "Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582" For more information, visit www.cathedralATL.org/recitals

"We are Christian. No particular political party completely defines us! Not even the ones we give our hearts and money to! Giving our hearts and money is okay, for a time and for a season and for the common good. But our deeper identity is something else. Our deeper allegiance, over and over again, is something else! We gather today as Church, even if we are separated in social distance. We gather to choose what Joshua chose. We put away the other gods, even those that seemed... good to us. We choose this day, we vote this day, to follow the one, holy, and infinite God, the one above all other gods, and above each of us. That God is Yahweh, the God whose name cannot be defined, but who represents justice and peace, mercy and love, in every generation. That God becomes flesh in Jesus Christ our Lord. We gather on this Sunday, just like we do on any other Sunday, to remind ourselves of our ultimate allegiance. We serve Jesus. We follow Jesus, who said, Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28). Take a breath. Let that peace of God, which passes all understanding, pervade deep within you. Every Sunday, every day, no matter what political season we are in, gives us a chance to re-affirm that choice, our real vote. We follow Jesus, whose name, in Hebrew, is actually Joshua! The name, Jesus is Greek for Joshua! We follow Jesus and Joshua, the Joshua who said, Choose this day again and againchoose every day whom you will serve. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Today's sermon from the Very Rev. Sam G. Candler: https://bit.ly/355fBaj

Holy Eucharist: The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 27A Follow the service leaflet: https://bit.ly/3eGugMs

Midday Meditation from the Rev. Julia Mitchener (November 6, 2020)

Midday Meditation from the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder (November 5, 2020)

Midday Meditation from the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith (November 4, 2020)

"This week in the United States of America, I want to salute those two men, who were willing to let their names go forward in the church’s first election process: Barsabbas and Matthias. For me, these two saints are the patron saints of elections! I salute Barsabbas this week, about whom we know nothing more than that he lost the election. He is the patron saint of losers. But, here’s the thing. What about the winner, the man whose name was chosen? What about Matthias, whose... name was chosen, by lot, who became the twelfth apostle? Is he, therefore, to be remembered as the patron saint of winners? Well, it turns out that, alas, this is the only time in the New Testament that his name is even mentioned, too! With him, too, there is a small legend about what might have happened to him, but nothing of any substance. He actually won, and yet nothing more is heard about him. Barsabbas lost, and nothing more is heard about him. Matthias won, and nothing more is heard about him, either! Whether they won or lost, nothing more was heard about them. They began an apostolic succession, they participated in leadership, but their lives were not remembered. Maybe, apostolic Christian leadership is not about being remembered individually; maybe it’s about being part of the greater common good! Christian leadership witnesses to something beyond individual identity, beyond individual pride, beyond whether one wins or loses. Finally, in Christ, there are no winners or losers. There is only the Body of Christ, with its many faithful members. The words of the blessed apostle Paul are the words of a true leader: We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so, then, whether we live or whether we die; we are the Lord’s. (Romans 14:7-8)." Read the latest from the Very Rev. Sam G. Candler, Dean of the Cathedral: www.cathedralATL.org/dean

"Barsabbas and Matthias: The Patron Saints of Elections": the Midday Meditation from the Very Rev. Sam G. Candler (November 3, 2020)

"Blessed are those who are pure in heart for they shall see God. Happy are those who are pure of heart for they shall see God. To be pure of heart is to focus more and more on that light. And as you focus more and more on that light, it will in fact, move from you out into the world for all to see. As you focus more on that light, you will see the face of God and you will in fact, through walking in the world and caring for others and giving yourself to others, provide the light that they will need to see the face of God as well." The Rev. Canon George Maxwell's homily at the Choral Evensong for All Faithful Departed, on All Saints' Day:

Midday Meditation from the Rev. Canon George Maxwell (November 2, 2020)