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The Rev. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. To-day, the road all runners come, 5 This is the seventh year of the complete ten year collection of 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. For all she had to say. I know how lucky I am! Hello Select your address 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. 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. Less sceptical commentators may point to mechanical -- and possibly human -- failure on a notoriously dangerous road. 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. Actually, its even more worth a listen; its considerably more powerful inthe oral form in which it was delivered, and the audio can be accessed here. The still-defended challenge-cup. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Yes, but at least, My God, my God; and the psalm only begins that way, it doesnt end that way. 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. If a week ago last Monday, a lamp went out, it was because, for him at least, the Dawn had come. Theres something in the flight We have to be forced down. After the death of his wife, C.S. Why aren't people in the streets today the way they were in the civil rights movement, the antiwar movement? Bill Coffin was such a man. William Sloane Coffin. These days, campuses are very concerned with religious pluralism. 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. Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. It is difficult to know how to theologise about a tragedy of this order without descending into cliche, trivialisation or offensiveness. RN: What do you think should be done strategically and tactically by the peace movement? If you are interested in purchasing the whole collection on aDVD Data Discplease contact me byemail. 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). 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. January 6, 1968 Spock and Coffin Indicted For Activity Against Draft By FRED P. GRAHAM . Thanks for posting this. Additionally, a 301 Moved Permanently error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Because there are no rankling unanswered questions, and because Alex and I simply adored each other, the wound for me is deep, but clean. It is truly a labor of love (a lot of labor; a lot of love) to digitally "Save Bill's Voice." Delivered from the Riverside Church pulpit over his ten years as senior minister, there were over 300 sermons in need of archiving to a digital format. Of course its a crutch. So set, before its echoes fade, But oh, the things I learned from her What should churches be doing in the face of whats going on in our country right now? Lewis wrote, "They say 'the coward dies many times'; so does the beloved. After the death of Coffin's father in 1933, the family moved to Carmel, California, where William attended public school until the ninth grade, when he attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Rev. RN: What broader advice do you have for strengthening our democracy and confronting the concentration of power and wealth over the life sustaining directions our country (with its impact on the world) needs to take? Eyes the shady night has shut He was ordained in the Presbyterian church and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. Podcast #862: Heal the Body With Extended Fasting Podcast #761: How Testosterone Makes Men, Men How Saunas Can Help Save Your Body, Mind, and Spirit Podcast #852: The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness Just click the play button. Famously, at the height of that conflict . William Sloane Coffin. Well compared to heaven isn't all of life suffering? I read someone say recently that this is only a training ground for eternity. This is the first year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. The post A Eulogy for Alex appeared first on The Art of Manliness. So why were they angry? 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. And the wise mans gone back. SERMON: Alex's Death, by William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Posted on October 6, 2013. 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. I mentioned the healing flood of letters. Read more. And the Emperor said, So? God does not spill milk. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. But left me none the wiser Q: Let me ask you to look back a little bit at some of the great movements you were part of. The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. This is the fourth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. 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.. Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible. In 1983, Dr Coffin's son Alex was killed in a car accident. That makes two of us. Q: What's the essential connection for you between religious faith and justice? While he was a student, my father heard the feisty William Coffin preach as a young chaplain at Yale. Wind your head in John!! Rev. This website is the home of the William Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. and Yale Divinity School. But the point is this. RN: What about the Educational system as it relates to democracy? But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyones protection, just for everyones unending support. God is dead set against all unnatural deaths. That clarifies the sight And decks the rays. William Sloane Coffin, a former Yale University chaplain known for his anti-war and peace activism, dies at the age of 81. The Coffin award is given in honor of the life and ministry of William Sloane Coffin, former Chaplain to the University and one of the 20th century's most significant religious leaders. And that's what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. 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. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a Presbyterian minister and social activist who was an outspoken leader of the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s and '70s, died Wednesday at his . Shoulder-high we bring you home, And of course I know, even when pain is deep, that God is good. COFFIN: No. These are some of the popular topics this blog covers. We chaired you through the market-place; I know. But its a fact: few of us are naturally profound. so if God doesnt will these things to happen, why does he let them happen? After the death of his wife, C.S. When its true and painful, say it softly, None of us have the right to avert our gaze. 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. T he Rev. I was first introduced to this sermon years ago in a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularity ever since. He liked it here. Man and boy stood cheering by, 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. 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.. I'm puzzled by all of this. But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyones protection, just for everyones unending support. And neer a word said she; I mentioned the healing flood of letters. 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. Then a miracle working preacher comes to town promising at midnight, all the dead will rise from boot hill and come back to life. William Sloane Coffin served as chaplain of Yale University and Williams College, was senior minister of Riverside Church, and is President Emeritus of SANE/FREEZE: Campaign for Global Security. When you scroll down this page you will find all of Bill's Riverside sermons organized by year. As his younger brother put it simply, standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral, "You blew it, buddy. A fragment of what you felt, of what you knew, Why would someone grieve for a loved one who is in heaven or in paradise. I walked a mile with Sorrow We have to be forced down. The reality of grief is the absence of God "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" We all do what we know how to do, maybe. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (born 1924) was a Yale University chaplain who spoke out against the Vietnam War and was indicted as a criminal by the United States government for conspiring to aid young men to avoid the military draft. They have gone to feed the roses. Still there is much by way of consolation. So. Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. -- William Sloane Coffin. 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 I've 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. Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup is the autobiography of the chaplain for the Maine game warden who herself was widowed with four young children when her husband a state trooper was killed in a car accident. The Blessing of Grace by The Rev. What do you say to those people? Because there are no rankling unanswered questions, and because Alex and I simply adored each other, the wound for me is deep, but clean. Why are they unhappy if they think he is in paradise with 72 virgins or are they just feeling sorry for themselves? Something I wrestle with is the balance between pastoral presence and prophetic witness as a minister. While I could never presume to know the answer, I do take comfort in this passage from the author Kate Braestrup, which I wrote in my final post on this blog (below). I was first introduced to this sermon years agoin a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularityever since. How are you able to look at the world as it is and still have the capacity for feeling joyful? It is incredible and very powerful. 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. by Rev. It is self-interest. As his younger brother put it simply, standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral, You blew it, buddy. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. William Sloane Coffin challenged the nation with his passionate calls for social justice. Transcript - William Sloane Coffin's Eulogy for Alex Ten days after his son, Alex, was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered this moving eulogy turned sermon, filled with deep truth and deep pain about the realities of death and the true (not trite) hope we have in God. MOYERS: Youre not supposed to outlive your children, are you? I'm not a believer but at least I appreciate when people demonstrate that they actually believe in what they say they do. We see acuter quite Download. The reality of grief is the solitude of pain, the feeling that your heart is in pieces, your mind's a blank, that "there is no joy the world can give like that it takes away." --Robert Browning Hamilton. When parents die, as my mother did last month, they take with them a large portion of the past. Alex, as he was called, was killed in a car accident in 1983 when he was only. This is the last year of the complete 10 year collection of sermons. And [a lot of people] think that emotional mediocrity is the good life. John Wright #5 When she saw me, she shook her head, then headed for the kitchen, saying sadly over her shoulder, I just dont understand the will of God. Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. I said. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. This is beautiful!!! Rememberallproceeds will go directly to support the WSC scholarships at Union Theological Seminary in N.Y.C. I'm sure there must be something somewhere in the Bible which says words to that effect. It seems to me for those believers who grieve, their religion brings them little more comfort than those who don't. William Sloane Coffin Sr. (April 15, 1879 - December 16, 1933) was an American businessman. What do you think it is? 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). Yale University's chaplain, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. is the blossom. An Eulogy for Alex Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment. 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. Cannot see the record cut, For all she had to say. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. 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. William Sloane Coffin Compassion, Sentimental, Individual William Sloane Coffin (2004). The Rev. Theres something in the flight That clarifies the sight And decks the rays. And ne'er a word said she; Paul said he would prefer to be in eternity (where all pain and suffering ends), but worked all the harder here in time until he left. More precious was the light in your eyes than all the roses in the world. And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. I went right away to the piano. -- William Sloane Coffin. Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. So I shall so let us all seek consolation in that love which never dies, and find peace in the dazzling grace that always is. I know how you feel I think you raise an important point when you say There are many kinds of silence, and one of them is a humbled, respectful listening silence God gave man dominion over the world at the beginning - and free will - and man so man has had the responsibility for his conduct since then, and for infecting all of creation with his sin. I swear to you, I wouldnt be standing here were I not upheld. I know how lucky I am! Apr 17, 2014 at 12:00 am. And then, Im a preacher. I read through this with utter esteem for the sentiments therein and Will is right to say that those who speak in response to a tragedy like this they could learn much from this eulogy, which said it all, so very very well. I also know this day-brightener of a son wouldn't 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. As his younger brother put it simply, standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral, You blew it, buddy. William Sloane Coffin, who died Wednesday at the age of 81 of congestive heart failure, was known as a civil rights activist and outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. #Power Of Love #Truth #Love. Coffin to his congregation at the Riverside Church in New York City. That clarifies the sight Elegant and curled ABERNETHY: I asked Coffin to think back on the civil rights and other protest movements he helped lead. But the point is this. Smart lad, to slip betimes away There are many kinds of silence, and one of them is a humbled, respectful, listening silence. And finally I know that when Alex beat me to the grave, the finish line was not Boston Harbor in the middle of the night. But was he a criminal? You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. Thousands of people have died without the benefit of a poetic father! And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. When parents die, as my mother did last month, they take with them a large portion of the past. . And the name died before the man. 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. Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. Get All Beings Everywhere delivered to your inbox. This is the ninth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. William Sloane Coffin, a United Church of Christ Minister known globally for his peace and justice advocacy, died April 12, 2006, at his home in rural Strafford, Vt. 54 quotes from William Sloane Coffin: 'Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. If the order gets mixed up, thats misery. They are gone. I was impressed by the Amish last year when that young girl was killed. But the point is this. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1982-1983. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Runners whom renown outran Getentrepreneurial.com: Resources for Small Business Entrepreneurs in 2022. I mentioned the healing flood of letters. While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. Of lads that wore their honours out, Would it be abhorrent to find that intensely funny? Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. I think in the end they pay him a fortune to make the dead go back to their graves. 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. In other word, good patriots are not nationalists. I do hope that many will learn what not to say to a grieving loved one. That's the puzzlement of it all. William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. Ten days after Alex's death, he delivered this extraordinary sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. And his body was too badly damaged in the accident for his soul to stay in it anymore, and so he died. A Eulogy for Alex Editor's note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridge and was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered the following sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. As you look around the country today, I wonder whether you see an absence of commitment to great causes with great passion. But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyones protection, just for everyones unending support. __________________ 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. But violent deaths, such as the one Alex died to understand those is a piece of cake. I was moved to tears, to be perfectly honest. And read the poems. 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." A different man named Alex Hamilton who was a British broadcaster used the saying in 1978. I know how lucky I am! Quotes. 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 world's army of the bereaved. All rights reserved. RN: Any comparisons between the domestic opposition to the Iraq War/Occupation with the domestic opposition to the Vietnam War? William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. I was first introduced to this sermon years agoin a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularityever since. "The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love." --- William Sloane Coffin. But I think much of our exasperation could be tempered if we could see our lives more from God's perspective than our own. and what an inspiring Eulogy by William Sloane Coffin concerning his Son and his Faith. You can purchase one, four, seven sermons, or you can purchase the whole year or "album". by Rev. There is no god!! COFFIN: What this country needs, what I think God wants us to do, is not practice piecemeal charity but engage in wholesale justice. The Rev. #Hope #Passion. It just happened. The woman most in need of liberation is the woman in every man and the man in every woman. May God give you the grace never to sell yourself short; Grace to risk something big for something good; And grace to remember the world is now too dangerous for anything but the truth and too small for anything but love. Rev. Did you perhaps mistake me for someone else?? Q: Where does the rise of conservatism, especially on the religious Right among Protestant evangelicals, fit into this whole thing? My dad, who became a doctor, has a weathered copy of Alexs Death which he has xeroxed on many occasions to give to friends and colleagues experiencing loss. It withers quicker than the rose. ashington, Jan. 5--Five men, including Dr. Benjamin Spock, the author and pediatrician, and the Rev. Very on the point I think. Q: You preached that wonderful sermon after your son's death, and there were some ideas in there about what is "God's will.". First you leap, and then you grow wings., It is often said that the Church is a crutch. This is the second year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. _______________ Reprinted with permission of theWilliam Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. Coffin delivered his sermon "Eulogy for Alex" at Riversid e Church. Different cultures have different views of death. Like A.E. Q: After September 11 there was a surge of patriotism. Reprinted with permission of theWilliam Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. But its a fact: few of us are naturally profound. 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. The best of William Sloane Coffin, Jr. I know how lucky I am! Well, that really is selfish and here I thought some believers like Christians are supposed to be charitable. Why? This is the third year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. Coffin about his experiences as a Freedom Rider from NPR; Read a transcript of an interview with Rev. And I played all the hymns. A Eulogy for Alex Editor's note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridge and was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered the following sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City.
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