Your weekly feed of sermons/reflections from Rev. Bri-anne Swan and East End United Regional Ministry, an affirming (2SLGBTQIA+ positive) and progressive Christian community in Toronto, part of the United Church of Canada.
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It's the first Sunday in the season of creation, and Rev. Bri-anne ponders what it is for The Word to be a bridge.
"A bridge simply reaches.
One shore to another.
It says:
I see there is distance,
but distance is not destiny,
and separation is not the end of this story.
That is what the Word has been doing
from the beginning."
📖 Scripture: John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word...
📕 Reading: A Song of Faith (2006) (excerpt) God is Holy Mystery...
🎶 Music: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon
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11 Nov 2025
When God is Silent
From Luke’s gospel to a cellar wall in wartime. This Remembrance Day reflection asks how we hold faith and memory together when the world keeps breaking our hearts.
📖 Scripture: Luke 20:27-38 Jesus discusses the resurrection
🎶 Music: I Believe by Mark Miller
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27 Oct 2025
Dreams that Break the Drought
In this poetic reflection, Rev. Bri-anne dreams of rain that falls on everyone, and a Spirit that floods every forgotten corner. From soup kitchens to shelter lines, from food banks to border crossings, a vision of mercy poured out...until even the dry things say yes.
📖 Scripture: Joel 2:23-32 I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten...
🎶 Music: Healing Rain by Peter Verity, performed by Bri-anne Swan.
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