Author Archives: Hilda Vaughan

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About Hilda Vaughan

A priest in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands doing what God requires: living justly with lovingkindness and mercy, walking humbly with God and all God's creatures The views expressed here are mine alone and is independent of and not associated with the Diocese.

Love Unconditionally

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice … Continue reading →

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Being Called to a Life of Sacredness

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control your own body in holiness and honor, 5 not with lustful passion, like the gentiles … Continue reading →

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Contrasts of Advent: John, Jesus, and the Mothers

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

“John “will be great”, but his relative Jesus is going to be greater. John’s mother had been unable to conceive a child, but Jesus’ mother will be a virgin. John “will be filled with the Holy Spirit … before he … Continue reading →

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Giving Hope For the Hopeless: God’s call to Dignity

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

Who can be compared with the Lord our God,     who is enthroned on high? 6 He stoops to look down     on heaven and on earth. 7 He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. … Continue reading →

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My Thanksgiving Reflection

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 Yesterday my American friends and family celebrated … Continue reading →

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For God’s Sake: following the example of Paul

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

Because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you … Continue reading →

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Quiet Strengths: Humility and Stillness

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

O Lord, I am not proud; * I have no haughty looks. 2 I do not occupy myself with great matters, * or with things that are too hard for me.3 But I still my soul and make it quiet, … Continue reading →

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Nurturing the Ground of Our Hearts

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

“And others are like the seed planted on the good ground. They hear the teaching and accept it. Then they grow and produce a good crop—sometimes 30 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 100 times more.” Mark 4: … Continue reading →

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The Authenticity of Worship

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

For God alone my soul in silence waits; *from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, *my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken.In God is my safety and my honor; psalm 62:1, 7 … Continue reading →

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The Third lesson from Bartimaeus: Take Heart – the Power of Recognition and Compassion

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Hilda Vaughan

Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” Mark 10:49 In our story on Bartimaeus, when Jesus acknowledges and calls him out, the … Continue reading →

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