Sermon preached on the First Sunday after the Ascension at St. John's Hills Road in Cambridge.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A few days ago, the weather forecast announced that what we have just experienced last week was likely to be the last cold spell before the summer would eventually settle in. Because of the slightly unpleasant weather, I decided to make my way into one of my favorite places in Cambridge, the Fitzwilliam Museum, right before the bright and warm weather would bring us outdoors once again. Because I have come to know the museum very well, this time I went with a mission. I wanted to see a painting representing Christ healing the Sick in the Temple by 18th century artist Benjamin West. Unfortunately, when I got there, the painting wasn’t there! I started wandering through the art gallery to find it. After some asking around and some googling, I finally found out this beautiful work of art was in fact in storage. This has to be one of life’s minor disappointments for me. I found it mildly irritating, especially as I n...
