The First Sunday of Advent  | Isaiah 2:1-5 | Psalm 122 | Romans 13:11-14 | Matthew 24:36-44 | November 27th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN) 

Readings and Resources: The New Testament and the People of God - N.T. Wright | The Christian Imagination - Willie James Jennings | Riverside Church speech - Martin Luther King, Jr.  

This week, instead of a homily, Rev. Mary Brown and Fr. Danny Bryant have a conversation with St. Mary’s and one another about how Christ the Shepherd has been caring for and loving her each day.

Psalm 46 | Colossians 1:11-20| Luke 23:33-43 | November 20th, 2022 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN) 

Liturgy of Lament  | Psalm 64 | Matthew 11:20-30 | November 13th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN) 

Readings and Resources: "What Are People For" and "Healing" - Wendell Berry | "On Being Asked to Write a Poem About the War in Vietnam" - Hayden Carruth | Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman 

Hear Dr. Layla Bonner, Dr. Deandrea Witherspoon Nash, and Fr. Danny talking about the Equitable Healing Reparations Initiative moving into its new life as the Black Mental Health Counselor Reparations Foundation. We are nearing the launch of the foundation and want to share the news and story with St. Mary’s before it is officially on its own.