And the Emperor said, So? As the grief that once seemed unbearable begins to turn now to bearable sorrow, the truths in the right biblical passages are beginning, once again, to take hold: Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall strengthen thee; Weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning; Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling; In this world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world; The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.. By a departing light Like A.E. This website is the home of the William Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. You can purchase individual prayers for $1.34 (includes processing fees). First you leap, and then you grow wings." --- William Sloane Coffin. If you aren't sure what RSS is you'll find our beginner's guide to RSS useful. There are many kinds of silence, and one of them is a humbled, respectful, listening silence. There is no god!! The Rev William Sloane Coffin A radical preacher and antiwar activist, he took on the American establishment Christopher Reed Thu 13 Apr 2006 19.04 EDT The upbringing of William Sloane. ashington, Jan. 5--Five men, including Dr. Benjamin Spock, the author and pediatrician, and the Rev. Runners whom renown outran Q: I'm interested in the distinction between a speech and a sermon. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I know, but I do not approve, and I am not resigned. "Eulogy for Alex" by William Sloane Coffin Even as he was trying to cooperate gracefully with the inevitability of death, he was also coaching Paul Newman to play the preacher in the film version of Marilynn Robinson's novel Gilead. I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the cold ground. Q: What should we be mindful of when we make defense policy? Q: We've been talking about a lot of big problems. The more we love the bigger we are, There is no smaller package in the world than a man all wrapped up in himself.. But was he a criminal? And set you at your threshold down, And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. Theres such wisdom in these words that Ive found it bears re-reading from time to time. In other words, in my intense grief I felt some of my fellow reverends not many, and none of you, thank God were using comforting words of Scripture for self-protection, to pretty up a situation whose bleakness they simply couldn't face. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. The reality of grief is the absence of God My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? The reality of grief is the solitude of pain, the feeling that your heart is in pieces, your minds a blank, that there is no joy the world can give like that it takes away. (Lord Byron). very good question Anne. They said it was god's will, that she is in heaven now and they moved on without the tearjerking remorse many who call them true believers in a faith feel. Nationalism at the expense of another nation, is just as wicked as racism at the expense of another race. Did you perhaps mistake me for someone else?? So, I wrote the sermon about it. He attended Deerfield Academy and Phillips Academy Andover before beginning his studies at Yale University in 1942. I know. She chattered all the way; In his younger days he was an athlete, a talented pianist, a CIA agent, and later chaplain of Yale University, where the influence of Reinhold Niebuhr's . So if someone says, "Are you saved?" Well compared to heaven isn't all of life suffering? That makes two of us. Of course its a crutch. -- William Sloane Coffin. So what is the role of the university chaplain? Q: After September 11 there was a surge of patriotism. He became famous while at Yale in the 1960s for his opposition to the Vietnam War. The Theology of William Sloane Coffin Thursday, February 15, 2007 Moral lassitude Interview with Religion & Ethics Newsweekly August 27, 2004 Q: You have, in the course of your life, participated in a good many great causes and have done so with a lot of passion. Q: Many, many religious conservatives read the same Scripture that you do and come out very differently on social issues. I was first introduced to this sermon years agoin a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularityever since. I swear to you, I wouldn't be standing here were I not upheld. Would it be abhorrent to find that intensely funny? While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. I know how lucky I am! William Sloane Coffin also wrote about this in his eulogy for his son, Alex, who was killed in a car accident at age 24. What can be done to turn this public support into organized opposition? Ralph Nader: With the majority of Americans in poll after poll turning against the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq and with many retired Generals, diplomats and intelligence officials opposed to the invasion in the first instance why is the organized opposition not greater? And that's what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. Among the healing flood of letters that followed his death was one carrying this wonderful quote from the end of Hemingways A Farewell to Arms: The world breaks everyone, then some become strong at the broken places. My own broken heart is mending, and largely thanks to so many of you, my dear parishioners; for if in the last week I have relearned one lesson, it is that love not only begets love, it transmits strength. To-day, the road all runners come, 5 January 6, 1968 Spock and Coffin Indicted For Activity Against Draft By FRED P. GRAHAM . Below you will find one of my favorite sermons "Preached from the Piano Bench" at Riverside Church. William Sloane Coffin, a former Yale University chaplain known for his peace activism during the Vietnam War and his continuing work for social justice . The Blessing of Grace by The Rev. And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. T he Rev. Q: Your faith and the nature of God and God's love -- what is the bedrock there for you? #Power Of Love #Truth #Love. RN: What about the Educational system as it relates to democracy? BBC Northern Ireland presenter William Crawley discusses the often controversial political, religious and ethical issues of the day. Rev. A Prayer by William Sloan Coffin Jr., 1983. This is the eighth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. This is the seventh year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. Refusing to cede the battlefield of morality to conservatives, he argues that "compassion demands . William Sloane Coffin's Eulogy for Alex This was sent my way as a follow-up on my sermon. Seems a good deal for him - get all the praise when things go our way but none of the blame when things go wrong due to no fault of our own. So people are feeling sorry for themselves instead of happy for the one they believe is now in heaven. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. was born to considerable wealth and social position on June 1, 1924, in New York City. For the latest updates across BBC blogs, visit the Blogs homepage. She chattered all the way; The silence of God over the cross is our model here. In the fascinating documentary movie Mondo Cane' which was released in 1962, among the strange and seemingly depraved (to Western eyes) behavior is one segment about old people in China who wait around in the upper floor of a house to die while their families are downstairs at a party celebrating their deaths. Ten days after his son, Alex, was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered this sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. And of course I know, even when pain is deep, that God is good. I know all the right biblical passages, including Blessed are those who mourn, and my faith is no house of rest, came from fellow reverends, a few of whom proved they knew their cards; these passages are true, I know. Ill say you dont, lady! I said. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. How do you separate patriotism from criticism? "A spiritual person tries less to be godly than to be deeply . You can purchase individual sermons for $4.42 (includes processing fees). Lewis wrote, They say the coward dies many times; so does the beloved. I also know this day-brightener of a son wouldnt wish to be held close by grief (nor, for that matter, would any but the meanest of our beloved departed) and that, interestingly enough, when I mourn Alex least I see him best. But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyone's protection, just for everyone's unending support. Yale University's chaplain, the Rev. So while trite, its true: I walked a mile with Pleasure, She chattered all the way; But left me none the wiser For all she had to say. Famously, at the height of that conflict . To them Western attitudes would be incomprehensible. __________________ As almost all of you know, a week ago last Monday night, driving in a terrible storm, my son Alexander who to his friends was a real day-brightener, and to his family fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky my twenty-four-year-old Alexander, who enjoyed beating his old man at every game and in every race, beat his father to the grave. We have to be forced down. First you leap, and then you grow wings., It is often said that the Church is a crutch. I know how lucky I am! These are all end of sermon prayers from the Sunday sermon delivered at Riverside Church. He was a cleric. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. But oh, the things I learned from her Which is not to say that there are no nature-caused deaths I can think of many right here in this parish in the five years Ive been here deaths that are untimely and slow and pain-ridden, which for that reason raise unanswerable questions, and even the specter of a Cosmic Sadist yes, even an Eternal Vivisector. It just happened. In your prayer life do you tend to direct your prayer life to Jesus or God? RN: What do you think should be done strategically and tactically by the peace movement? So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind. But you seem to be able to deal with these problems in a way that recalls some deep confidence. The use of Gods will or God has chosen to take whatever the phrase has always made me uncomfortable. A different man named Alex Hamilton who was a British broadcaster used the saying in 1978. Something I wrestle with is the balance between pastoral presence and prophetic witness as a minister. But violent deaths, such as the one Alex died to understand those is a piece of cake. (There's words for everything else.) Additionally, a 301 Moved Permanently error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Still there is much by way of consolation. But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyones protection, just for everyones unending support. The Rev. My own consolation lies in knowing that it was not the will of God that Alex die; that when the waves closed over the sinking car, God's heart was the first of all our hearts to break. Theres something in the flight He was 81.. And then, Im a preacher. Do you think about that? ABERNETHY: Coffin rails at neglect of the poor and U.S. policies in Iraq. Q: Where does the rise of conservatism, especially on the religious Right among Protestant evangelicals, fit into this whole thing? Lovers and thinkers into the earth with you. As you look around the country today, I wonder whether you see an absence of commitment to great causes with great passion. And early though the laurel grows Have a think about the bigger picture!! The woman most in need of liberation is the woman in every man and the man in every woman. We have to be forced down. Justice is at the heart of religious faith. And [a lot of people] think that emotional mediocrity is the good life. Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. Read more. A good question, Suzy. Rev. A powerful eulogy. Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. The cause of violence is not ignorance. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. Q: It must make you terribly frustrated to see all the things you think are wrong and not being righted, and not be able to play the part in leading those movements that you once did. I have a little sentence or two, about the Chinese Emperor who sent his wise man off for a month, to figure out, what is happiness? For some reason, nothing so infuriates me as the incapacity of seemingly intelligent people to get it through their heads that God doesnt go around this world with his fingers on triggers, his fists around knives, his hands on steering wheels. Cannot see the record cut, Last week my senior minister shared with me a sermon dated January 23, 1983 (Palm Sunday) written by William Sloane Coffin. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a United Church of Christ minister known globally for his peace and justice advocacy, died April 12 at his home in rural Strafford, Vermont. Jim Antal, a Norwich resident who advises the president of the national United Church of Christ on climate change, will deliver the inaugural William Sloane . Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. I swear to you, I wouldnt be standing here were I not upheld. On Saturday afternoon at 1:30, the Rev. Thought he was omnipotent and omnipresent. Wind your head in John!! Ill say you dont, lady! I said. I'm sure there must be something somewhere in the Bible which says words to that effect. 18 Sourced Quotes. William Sloane Coffin. These sermons were delivered from the pulpit at Riverside Church, N.Y.C. Townsman of a stiller town. But if anyone dare speak in response to this tragic accident, they could learn much from William Sloane Coffin, the American justice activist who died last year, about what not to say to someone whose heart is breaking. When she saw me, she shook her head, then headed for the kitchen, saying sadly over her shoulder, "I just don't understand the will of God." Q: As you look back on everything you've done in your wonderful life, what are you most proud of? That clarifies the sight It seems to me for those believers who grieve, their religion brings them little more comfort than those who don't. This is the fourth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. Then, as I began to re-read it, I noticed that the guy's name is William Sloane Coffin. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1980-1981. Nowhere in the scripture does it say, God is car accident or God is death. God is justice and kindness, mercy, and always always love. And round that early-laurelled head 25 The night after Alex died I was sitting in the living room of my sisters house outside of Boston, when the front door opened and in came a nice-looking, middle-aged woman, carrying about eighteen quiches. This is the second year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. RN: Why do you think most of the anti-war groups stopped their marches in 2004 and became quiescent compared to 2003? Thats why immediately after such a tragedy people must come to your rescue, people who only want to hold your hand, not to quote anybody or even say anything, people who simply bring food and flowers the basics of beauty and life people who sign letters simply, Your brokenhearted sister. In other words, in my intense grief I felt some of my fellow reverends not many, and none of you, thank God were using comforting words of Scripture for self-protection, to pretty up a situation whose bleakness they simply couldnt face. They are gone. After the death of his wife, C.S. Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, Cars skid out of control on icy roads, healthy cells are consumed by cancerous ones. Its presence in my mind has been so frequent, especially recently after the loss of a dear friend, that I finally decided to share it here. This eulogy from William Sloane Coffin following the death of his son offers words of wisdom and hope for those struggling with the tragedy in Connecticut. William Sloane Coffin. The reality of grief is the absence of God My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? The reality of grief is the solitude of pain, the feeling that your heart is in pieces, your minds a blank, that there is no joy the world can give like that it takes away. (Lord Byron). This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1982-1983. Tony Campolo retells an incident involving William Sloane Coffin following the death of his son, Alexander. ABERNETHY: I asked Coffin to think back on the civil rights and other protest movements he helped lead. A formula, A phrase remains.but the best is lost. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. To be one with the dull, indiscriminate dust. Thursday, February 15, 2007. I swear to you, I wouldnt be standing here were I not upheld. And silence sounds no worse than cheers 15 You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. My own consolation lies in knowing that it was not the will of God that Alex die; that when the waves closed over the sinking car, Gods heart was the first of all our hearts to break. While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. But it's a fact: few of us are naturally profound. The Art of Manliness participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links. Until one has personally experienced the loss of a loved one, one can not understand the feelings about the death both positive and negative. @art-of-manliness / art-of-manliness.tumblr.com, Editors note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridgeand was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered the following sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. We have to be forced down. Thousands of people have died without the benefit of a poetic father! If you are interested in purchasing the whole collection on aDVD Data Discplease contact me byemail. For some reason, nothing so infuriates me as the incapacity of seemingly intelligent people to get it through their heads that God doesnt go around this world with his fingers on triggers, his fists around knives, his hands on steering wheels. View all William Sloane Coffin Quotes. Its presence in my mind has been so frequent, especially recently after the loss of a dear friend, that I finally decided to share it here. How are you able to look at the world as it is and still have the capacity for feeling joyful? But if anyone dare speak in response to this tragic accident, they could learn much from William Sloane Coffin, the American justice activist who died last year, about what not to say to. Of lads that wore their honours out, At Riverside, the profession of faith is "Jesus is Lord." Lewis wrote, They say the coward dies many times; so does the beloved. God is dead set against all unnatural deaths. William Sloane Coffin. Want to start taking action on the content you read on AoM? And I played all the hymns. I walked a mile with Sorrow And neer a word said she; But the things I learned from her But oh, the things I learned from her When sorrow walked with me. He was 81. . The scripture reading for each sermon can be found below in PDF format. This brings up additional illogic in religion. Smart lad, to slip betimes away Brett & Kate McKay March 18, 2017 Last updated: June 16, 2021. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave. If we (me included) could only get a fraction of a grasp between the difference between time and eternity we would cling much less to time and be closer to God's perspective. Rev. Practicing wholesale justice Interview with Bob Abernathy August 27, 204 The Rev. These are some of the popular topics this blog covers. You will also find a collection of his prayers that concluded many of his sermons. There was a funny one on the Twilight Zone where as I recall, the story opens with people from all over a small Western town sitting around in a bar lamenting the loss of their beloved dearly departed. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a former Yale University chaplain who gained national attention as an opponent of the Vietnam war, died Tuesday in a car . Thanks for posting this. Well yes this is all very well but why, then, do Christians _thank_ God when something goes right. What an interesting article William For some reason, nothing so infuriates me as the incapacity of seemingly intelligent people to get it through their heads that God doesnt go around this world with his fingers on triggers, his fists around knives, his hands on steering wheels. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. so if God doesnt will these things to happen, why does he let them happen? What is the religious challenge at our universities? Itsjust one of those things I think is worth a read by all. The Rev. And the folks in Riverside Church had to know whether or not they still had a pastor. I did grief work. Updated February 2023. This is beautiful!!! Theres something in the flight That clarifies the sight And decks the rays. And read the poems. William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. Rev. Why would someone grieve for a loved one who is in heaven or in paradise. Bill Coffin's legacy is ministry . The night after Alex died I was sitting in the living room of my sister's house outside of Boston, when the front door opened and in came a nice-looking, middle-aged woman, carrying about eighteen quiches. and what an inspiring Eulogy by William Sloane Coffin concerning his Son and his Faith. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. That's why immediately after such a tragedy people must come to your rescue, people who only want to hold your hand, not to quote anybody or even say anything, people who simply bring food and flowers the basics of beauty and life people who sign letters simply, "Your brokenhearted sister." Coffin's son, Alex, tragic death in an automobile accident. These sermons were delivered from the pulpit at Riverside Church, N.Y.C. You blew it." Among the healing flood of letters that followed his death was one carrying this wonderful quote from the end of Hemingways A Farewell to Arms: The world breaks everyone, then some become strong at the broken places.. Welcome to the sermons and prayers download page. By a departing light SERMON: Alex's Death, by William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Posted on October 6, 2013. 00:00 $ 75.00 Sermons from Riverside Church 1982 Will was tyring to elicit thoughts about the whole concept of a god's will. RN: What do you think the churches and the National Council of Churches should be doing that they are not now doing regarding the war-occupation? ABERNETHY: In our conversation, Coffin quoted words he liked, words he attributed to Irenaeus, an early church father: "The glory of God is a human being fully alive." Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. Robert Browning Hamilton Or, in Emily Dickinsons verse: By a departing light We see acuter quite Than by a wick that stays. ABERNETHY: As he conducts what he calls his lover's quarrel with his country, Coffin acknowledges that he has to be careful not to become self-righteous himself -- perhaps especially when he is honored, as he is often. So while trite, its true: I walked a mile with Pleasure, Rev. And the name died before the man. Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. The post A Eulogy for Alex appeared first on The Art of Manliness. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. By a departing light We see acuter quite Than by a wick that stays. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. I went right away to the piano. Houseman, To an Athlete Dying Young. And I wept and I wept. I know how lucky I am! Still there is much by way of consolation. For some reason, nothing so infuriates me as the incapacity of seemingly intelligent people to get it through their heads that God doesn't go around this world with his fingers on triggers, his fists around knives, his hands on steering wheels. In a prideful way it would be easier to walk the valley alone, nobly, head high, instead of as we must marching as the latest recruit in the worlds army of the bereaved. Down, and the man in every man and the folks in Riverside in. 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