“A Clearing in Time” | Sunday Sermon, 22 February 2026 | The Rev. Aaron Jenkyn скачать в хорошем качестве

“A Clearing in Time” | Sunday Sermon, 22 February 2026 | The Rev. Aaron Jenkyn

St. John’s Episcopal Church | Portsmouth, NH Joining us today? Give at http://www.stjohnsnh.org All music recorded by St. John's musicians All music under OneLicense A-726442 “A Clearing in Time” In Sunday’s sermon, Aaron invites the congregation into Lent through “A Circle of Quiet,” by Madeleine L'Engle, the book being read in the parish’s Sunday evening Lenten Book Group, and its image of a clearing in the woods where we return when life feels crowded. Holding that image alongside Jesus in the wilderness, we recall the voice at the river naming him Beloved before any testing began and receive Lent as a clearing in time where we return to that same truth. Through simple practices of prayer, fasting, generosity, and a renewed rule of life, we are invited to live not from frenzy or fear, but from our baptismal identity as God’s beloved. The Rev. Aaron Jenkyn preaches on Sunday, February 22, 2026.