SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, August 1, 2021

About a year ago I was working through the final stages of my ordination process and was required to write a sermon. I chose to write the sermon on this passage, arguably one of the most well-known stories in scripture, Moses and the burning bush. As I wrestled with the text and let the Holy Spirit guide, pay attention is the message that I kept hearing. God and Moses both pay attention in the text and I believe we are called here and now to pay attention. While discerning what text I would preach on for this week, I felt something stir and so I paid attention to that feeling.

Let us gather together this Sunday to hear a story we might be well acquainted with, paying attention to the new things the Spirit moves in us, and allow ourselves to stop, turn aside, and see.

Grace and Peace –

Rev. Margaret Fleming

The Reverend Margaret Fleming is from Mount Pleasant, SC. She attended Columbia Theological Seminary and graduated in May 2020 and was ordained in Second's sanctuary on April 18, 2021. She is currently serving as a Chaplain Resident at Roper Hospital, downtown Charleston. She and her husband Will have been worshipping at Second since 2017.