11:15am Sermon, The Rev. Winnie Varghese: "Building a Living Sanctuary Together"

“2020 has brought us face to face with our mortality and also an unprecedented opportunity to prepare the way for others. This year could be overwhelming or it could be holding space like an old church building, reminding us of who were are, who we have been, and what we inherit. A sanctuary built to let the fresh light of new days through.” Preaching the morning after a devastating fire at Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village, the Rev. Winnie Varghese pauses to reflect on what it means to build and be a sanctuary –whether as a building, a community, or an ally for another– during this unprecedented year and Advent season. The scriptures are Isaiah 40:1-11, Peter 3:8-15a, and Mark 1:1-8.