He is remembered on one of the pillars of the church as Harrison Briggs Webster M.R.C. Regimental Surgeon. Or Henry who served while a teenager as a substitute keeper of Minot's Light. He wanted to be on the ocean and to do what was right. When none of the other lighthouse keepers would go out with an African American because of his race, Henry accompanied him to Minot's to show him the lighthouse keeper's task. Henry wanted most to do the right thing.
Teenagers are at a time in their lives when they ask big questions.
They don't need to know the answers right now. But they need to be in a place that honors the questions. Sunday's sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 26, will seek an understanding of this scripture that witnesses against anti-semitism. The Bible looks honestly at human blindness and deeply into the mystery of God's compassion shown in the victory of love on the cross. Holy Week worship begins Palm Sunday, April 5, with the blessing of palms at both the 8 and 10 a.m. services.