Gathering at Pentecost

    Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place…. Now there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. Acts 2:1, 5 The story of Pentecost, Acts 2:1-13, began...

Beholding St. Mary

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown   Then Mary said, “Here I am, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including...

Dear Theophilus

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown   …most excellent Theophilus… Luke1:3 Dear Theophilus, (that is you, dear friend of God) Our pilgrimage prayer asks God to help us move out of our “comfort zone.” When I decided to do this Pilgrimage Blog, I...

Adding Matthias

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown                                                     ‘For it is written in the book of psalms, …“‘Let another take his position of overseer.’” So, one of the men who have accompanied us during all the...

Praying Into the Future

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown   All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer… Acts 1:14 The first thing that the apostles do after Jesus’ ascension is to gather together and pray, Acts 1:12-14. The need to be devoted to prayer is...