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Bishop Beckwith's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
Bishop Beckwith's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith
10th Bishop of Newark (2007-2018)
Grace happens. All the time. Grace is God's gift to us. The signs of God's grace are abundant. Some are dramatic. Many at first glance seem mundane. All are potentially life transforming.
God created us, but God was not – and is not, finished with creating. God keeps showing up. God is very much at work. Our job as God's creatures, is to pay attention to God's grace. And to join with God in God's work.
November 12, 2012
Damage-wise, Sandy wreaked less havoc on our diocesan church properties than Irene did a year ago. Yet as we have seen and heard, Sandy produced...
November 3, 2012
Tomorrow, All Saints Sunday, our churches will honor the cloud of witnesses -- the saints who have gone before us; the ones we love but see no longer...
October 31, 2012
Our state has sustained enormous devastation through the violence of Hurricane Sandy. As of 2 pm on October 31, we have heard of no injuries to any...
October 29, 2012
O God, in you we find safety. As we prepare for the arrival of the storm, may we be gathered in the safety of your loving embrace. As we face the...
October 19, 2012
Two days ago we arrived in the city of Jeruslaem. We prayed together -- using prayers from the three Abrahamic faiths -- Jewish, Muslim and Christian...
October 17, 2012
This is my third trip to the Holy Land, and my first as part of an interfaith group. Which means that the holiness is appreciated and absorbed...
October 16, 2012
Last Saturday at Vestry University, I learned from The Rev. Canon Timothy Dombek, keynote speaker at our Vestry University, that people in the United...
September 30, 2012
This was originally published in The Star-Ledger on Sunday, September 30, 2012 as an op-ed under the headline Recognize real threats to flourishing...
September 19, 2012
Every Sunday during a visitation to a congregation I host a forum. Among other things, I talk about signs of God’s grace. I indicate why I think it...
September 4, 2012
Grace happens. All the time. Grace is God's gift to us. The signs of God's grace are abundant. Some are dramatic. Many at first glance seem mundane....