Reverend Amy Peterson reflects on Psalm 23 alongside Isaiah 25, imagining what it means that God "prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies." She explores images of enemies bound, excluded, and—in a hopeful turn—invited to the banquet, using these poetic visions to consider reconciliation, safety, and divine care.

Reverend Peterson stresses this is descriptive, not prescriptive, and offers a final reading that our deepest enemies can also be the faults within us, which God meets at the table with transforming love.

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Contributing to this episode: Reverend Amy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Seal, Nanette Popa and Karen Marie Frederiksen.

The Reverend Amy Peterson – Associate Rector

Amy Peterson joined the staff at Trinity Church in July of 2022 after completing her Mdiv at Duke Divinity School and serving as a deacon at Saint Joseph’s in Durham. Amy grew up in Arkansas and Texas, and studied English (BA Texas A&M), Intercultural Studies (MA Wheaton), and Creative Writing (MFA Seattle Pacific University). Before her call to the priesthood, Amy worked in cross-cultural academics and student development, teaching for two years in Southeast Asia before returning stateside to teach in California, Arkansas, Washington, and Indiana. Most recently, she taught creative writing, intercultural communication, and interdisciplinary honors courses at a Christian college in the midwest.

Amy is also a writer; her work explores the intersections of faith, language, and culture. Her most recent book, Where Goodness Still Grows, invites conversation about Christian virtue and public life.

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Rev. Mike Reardon reflects on Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well, highlighting her isolation, his unexpected humility, and the life-changing offer of "living water." The sermon traces how this encounter reveals human powerlessness and God's sustaining grace.

Framed for Lent, the message invites listeners to receive the gift of grace they did not earn, to recognize their need, and to draw deeply from the well that quenches all thirst.

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Contributing to this episode: Reverend Mike Reardon, Reverend Amy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Seal, and Karen Marie Frederiksen.

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The Reverend Mike Reardon

Assistant Rector & vicar of the church of the advocate

Mike Reardon joined the staff at Trinity Church in January of 2024. Born and raised in eastern Connecticut, Mike earned a BA in Philosophy from the University of Connecticut before attending Berkeley Divinity School at Yale for his Master of Divinity.

Mike previously served at Grace in Asheville, Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville, and as a seminarian at St. Paul’s in Willimantic, Connecticut. He was ordained to the priesthood on the Feast of Julia Chester Emery, January 9, 2020. In addition to his role at Trinity Church, Mike also serves as vicar at Church of the Advocate. In each of these pastoral contexts, Mike is committed to cultivating a spirit of gentleness and an abiding sense of the blessedness we share with all God’s creatures.

Mike is a passionate cyclist, competing in bikepacking and gravel races. He loves to make homemade pizza, read, tend to his garden, and watch his beloved UConn Huskies play basketball.

Rev. Amy Peterson explores John’s encounter between Nicodemus and Jesus, reframing “being born again” as a tender rebirth from God’s womb with the Spirit as midwife. The sermon invites listeners to rest in God’s nurturing care and to be transformed into a whole new life rather than relying on mere self-improvement.

We’re glad you’re here.

This homily was offered in the presence of the congregation.

If this reflection offered a moment of peace or perspective, we’d be grateful if you’d share, follow or leave a review. Your support helps others find 60 Church Street — and perhaps discover their own quiet moment of grace.

Contributing to this episode: Reverend Amy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Seal, Nanette Popa and Karen Marie Frederiksen.

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