Have you ever thought of the Church as a tree? Rev. Matthew invites us as disciples to trade in our ecclesial tinkering tools this Lent (i.e. our wrenches and screwdrivers) and instead pick up a trusty shovel, and start lovingly spreading some holy manure.
Preached at St. George's South Alice and All Saints Petawawa. Thanks to Rev. Sarah Juist for her recent blog post, "Gardening with Screwdrivers," which inspired much of this sermon.
NB: Unfortunately no audio recording was made this week, but the sermon manuscript is attached.