Keynote Address at the 170th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
November 21, 2009

Today, I’d like to share some images and stories. Yesterday, we heard in Luke 10 about the sending of the disciples in mission across lines of cultural and social difference to rely upon the hospitality of the world. Today, I want to go deeper with you into the theme of hospitality and mission. I’d like to begin with God, the great host of the universe, and explore with you what it means to participate in the life and hospitality of the divine community.

This image is perhaps the most famous Russian icon ever painted, Andrei Rublev’s “Holy Trinity,” from around 1410. (more…)