Sunday Reflections: BlueGreen Meditations from St. John's, Cold Spring Harbor

About Sunday Reflections: BlueGreen Meditations from St. John's, Cold Spring Harbor

What if the deepest prayer isn't about striving upward but sinking deeper—into rhythms that creation already knows? Every Sunday evening, Gideon Pollach, Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, shares brief reflections grounded in careful observation of the parish watershed. From ice forming in January to spring's explosion of life at Easter, St. John's Pond becomes teacher, revealing theological truths written into creation itself. This isn't nature spirituality divorced from Christian tradition. It's an invitation to discover how Scripture, liturgy, and the natural world speak the same language—how the pond's winter rest illuminates what theologians call "unselfconscious participation," how thawing ice reframes repentance as homecoming, how the stones really do cry out. Each 5-7 minute episode combines accessible theological reflection with the wisdom of watershed ecology, closing with a brief prayer. Whether you're a lifelong Episcopalian, spiritually curious, or simply someone who senses that creation has something to teach us, these reflections offer a way to see the sacred in the ordinary. Perfect for your Sunday evening walk, your commute on Monday morning, or any moment when you need to remember: you are pond-creature, watershed-creature, dust-creature invited into communion that existed before you were born and will continue after you return to earth. New episodes every Sunday evening, following the rhythms of the church year and the life of the watershed.

Publisher

Gideon L. K. Pollach

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jan 2026

Latest episode

8 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Nov 2026

   Sunday, November 8. 2026: Left and Right

   From one spot on the shore of St. John’s Pond, a cast to the left brings up pickerel, and a cast to the right brings up perch and bass. A November reflection on falling leaves, fishing buddies, and two communities in the same water, with a prayer for the left bank and the right.

2. 

   1 Nov 2026

   Sunday, November 1, 2026: The Cellist in the Garden

   A cellist in the garden, Bach beyond the arbor, and the choir that was already singing.

3. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Sunday, October 17, 2026: One Cast

   On his first cast, my son scared an eagle out of the tree above us. We caught no fish. This week’s reflection looks at what hides in the branches and in the mud, from a drained pond in Smithtown where seeds no one knew about have come up, to our own pond, high and draining, as we wait on the cofferdam.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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