Sermon: Third Sunday of Easter

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Third Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2026.

      Sermon - Easter III 2026 - The Rev. Edwin Chinery

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You can read the scriptures for this service here: Acts 2:14a,36-41; Psalm 116:1-3,10-17; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35.

The image above is of a carved ivory plaque showing scenes of Christ on the road to and at table in Emmaus. It dates from ca. 850-900 CE — the Carolingian dynasty — and is in the collection of the Met’s Cloister Museum in upper Manhattan.

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This week, the rector reflects on the road to Emmaus, where two grief-stricken disciples walk with a stranger who listens to their trauma, reframes their despair, and reminds them that God works even in brokenness. Only when he breaks bread with them do their eyes open and they recognize the risen Christ. Mother Liz asks when we have encountered the Risen One—in deep listening, unexpected hope amid trauma, familiar liturgy, or the faces gathered around the table—inviting us to notice where Easter life continues spreading among and through us.

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