Patient Trust | The Rev. Edmund Harris | May 10, 2026

In this sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Fr. Edmund Harris reflects on Jesus’s promise to send the Holy Spirit as Advocate and Comforter. As the Church looks ahead to Ascension and Pentecost, he explores how grief, uncertainty, and transition can become fertile ground for the Spirit’s work — both for the first disciples and for St. Thomas Church today.

Drawing from John 14 and the prayer “Patient Trust” by Teilhard de Chardin, this sermon offers a thoughtful invitation to resist rushing through uncertainty and instead learn to listen more deeply for God’s presence in the midst of change.

What does it mean to you that the Holy Spirit “abides” with us?