God-with-us has been revealed . . . now we have to go home a different way. The themes of light, revelation, and wonder have come up over and over again in our gospel readings and feasts during this season of Epiphanytide, or Ordinary Time, between Christmastide and the start of Lent. Again and again, Jesus is revealed to various audiences.

The Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Mafa, Cameroon, 1973 Dear friends, I’m not sure I have ever gotten a response quite like I did to Sunday’s sermon on meekness (you can listen here  if the snow kept you away!). I’ve already heard about several after-church meals where people wrestled together with the challenge of meekness. And I’ve received nearly a dozen thoughtful texts and emails. I am so heartened and humbled by this response. You are asking the kinds of questions I want us

Mountain Village in Winter, Tatsuo Kawashima, Japan (2016). The main image from Sunday's Zoom service. Dear friends, The season of Epiphany reminds us again and again that God’s light shines in the darkness, and the darkness will not overcome it. But the light of God’s inbreaking revelation often seems minuscule — stars, prophecies, babies, candles — compared to the surrounding gloom. Rather than eliminating the darkness, God’s light pierces it and guides our steps through it

Our intrepid hikers braving the cold! Dear Incarnation, Happy belated Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, friends! I loved seeing the photos from the urban hike that some members of our church took around the tidal basin and the MLK memorial. Some of you know that I share a birthday with Dr. King. Growing up, my parents often encouraged me to honor this coincidence by living in a way congruent with King’s legacy. (Conversely, my son shares a birthday with Snoop Dogg, and I sincerel

"And he shall reign forever and ever" — from the score from Handel's Messiah Dear Incarnation, What a sweet Sunday, recalling the hospitality of the Holy Family through chalk and stars, and welcoming Arthur and Mason to our own holy [church] family through water. It was good to be together after such a dizzying start to the new year. The news cycle has been unrelenting, and if you’re like me, you’re still trying to make sense of the last major headline when the next one (and

Note from Amy: Each year, our wardens write an Epiphany letter reflecting on the past year. Below is the letter from our 2025 wardens Katie Foran and Will Montague. They've had their work cut out for them! I am so deeply grateful for their counsel, wisdom, courage, and shepherding care over this unexpectedly tumultuous past year. In Sunday's sermon , I encouraged us to "treasure these things in our hearts" (Luke 2:51) as we learn what it means to be a mother church. Our warde

Christmas Eve candlelight. Thanks to Whitney McArthur for the photo! Dear Incarnation, As we approach the close of 2025, I invite you to take some time to reflect. We have all lived through a year of significant local and national upheaval, impacting many of our jobs, neighborhoods, and relationships. And so I invite you to carve out a bit of time this week — before work, school, and other responsibilities begin again full-force — to step back and reflect with God. On Sunday,

A nurse log from Shenandoah National Park Dear Incarnation, We are writing to you today with important information regarding year-end giving, our Advent offering, and an update on the financial health of our church.  A Note from Amy At a parish meeting  earlier this year, we shared an image from our vestry conversations of a car rolling down a hill, with God at the wheel and all of us running behind it, trying to jump in.  Now, on the cusp of launching what has become Holy Co