These sermons were delivered from the pulpit at Riverside Church, N.Y.C. 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. God is dead set against all unnatural deaths. Q: What's the essential connection for you between religious faith and justice? 20. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. Continue the suffering of living in preference to going to heaven just so you'll have their company around. 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. And I played all the hymns. While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. In this best-seller, Coffin gives a powerful record of his remarkable public life, offering his. __________________ 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. Well, so I wanted them to know, they had a pastor. BBC Northern Ireland presenter William Crawley discusses the often controversial political, religious and ethical issues of the day. Gracious God, whose own Son's term of service to humanity was so full that its brevity was no distress, we call to mind on this Memorial Sunday those "who will not grow old as we who are left to grow old," those whose lives were too brief for us but long enough, perhaps, for thee. Listen to an interview with Rev. This is the fifth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. I'm puzzled by all of this. 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.. In 1983, Dr Coffin's son Alex was killed in a car accident. 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 know. I think it will serve as a reminder of many stupid things we all have said to people who are grieving the main one probably being The scripture reading for each sermon can be found below in PDF format. The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. 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. That's the puzzlement of it all. 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. During WWII, Coffin joined the army and later served as a CIA agent after the outbreak of the Korean War. 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.". I went right away to the piano. I know how lucky I am! What do you say to those people? This website is the home of the William Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. 18 Sourced Quotes. But the point is this. Details are given further below. One of the most powerful statements in this sermon was the following: The reality of grief is the solitude of pain, the feeling that your heart is in pieces, your mind's Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. What do you think it is? After the death of his wife, C.S. in 1949. Robert Browning Hamilton. Never do we know enough to say that. That clarifies the sight But the point is this. Didnt the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined? When parents die, as my mother did last month, they take with them a large portion of the past. Coffin delivered his sermon "Eulogy for Alex" at Riversid e Church. But violent deaths, such as the one Alex died to understand those is a piece of cake. 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. This is the last year of the complete 10 year collection of sermons. Download. No. I was first introduced to this sermon years agoin a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularityever since. It seems to me for those believers who grieve, their religion brings them little more comfort than those who don't. Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, I'm not a believer but at least I appreciate when people demonstrate that they actually believe in what they say they do. Why are they unhappy if they think he is in paradise with 72 virgins or are they just feeling sorry for themselves? And the folks in Riverside Church had to know whether or not they still had a pastor. William Sloane Coffin's Eulogy for Alex This was sent my way as a follow-up on my sermon. So people are feeling sorry for themselves instead of happy for the one they believe is now in heaven. And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyone's protection, just for everyone's unending support. Q: Let me ask you to look back a little bit at some of the great movements you were part of. ashington, Jan. 5--Five men, including Dr. Benjamin Spock, the author and pediatrician, and the Rev. Q: What should we be mindful of when we make defense policy? He was a cleric. To them Western attitudes would be incomprehensible. You can stay up to date with Will & Testament via these feeds. No one meant it to happen. 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. ABERNETHY: Coffin became the leader of the U.S. campaign against nuclear weapons. Than by a wick that stays. These are some of the popular topics this blog covers. RN: What about the Educational system as it relates to democracy? I know, but I do not approve, and I am not resigned. RN: How is Vermont a model in this respect? Today's Times asks the inevitable question following the tragic death of at least 26 Polish pilgrims in the French Alps: What kind of God would allow something like this to happen? So. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Of lads that wore their honours out, There's something deep in there that involves joy and hope. 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.. 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 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. By a departing light We see acuter quite Than by a wick that stays. To-day, the road all runners come, 5 In my case on the death of my wife they were summed up well in a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay entitled Dirge without Music. Smart lad, to slip betimes away Why aren't people in the streets today the way they were in the civil rights movement, the antiwar movement? 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. At Riverside, the profession of faith is "Jesus is Lord." But the point is this. Realist- I'm struggling to understand how what you said relates to anything I posted above whatsoever. by Rev. The Theology of William Sloane Coffin Thursday, February 15, 2007 Eulogy for Alex 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. But the things I learned from her Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. 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. I think in the end they pay him a fortune to make the dead go back to their graves. 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 . 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. The recipient of the Coffin award will be someone who shares Coffin's passionate and prophetic witness, a courageous devotion to the dignity and worth of . 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. William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. 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. This is the seventh year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyones protection, just for everyones unending support. Thought he was omnipotent and omnipresent. These sermons were delivered from the pulpit at Riverside Church, N.Y.C. 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. Bill Coffin flourished here, in the cracked common clay of an earthly and earthy life. 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. Coffin questioned authority throughout his career, using civil . 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. This is the seventh year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. Is that so hard to understand? Did you perhaps mistake me for someone else?? A fragment of what you felt, of what you knew, And neer a word said she; 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. 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.. And of course I know, even when pain is deep, that God is good. I mentioned the healing flood of letters. I walked a mile with Sorrow William Crawley | 12:42 UK time, Friday, 27 July 2007. Kate Braestrups book is beautiful, and I highly recommend it to all who are seeking answers. Protestant preacher William Sloane Coffin after the death of his college-age son in an accident confesses to blowing up at a neighbor. We have to be forced down. Than by a wick that stays. The question seems more pointed given the context -- a group of devout believers making a religious pilgrimage -- but the same question is struggled over every day by people of faith who experience suffering or have to watch a loved one suffer. Still there is much by way of consolation. RN: Why do you think most of the anti-war groups stopped their marches in 2004 and became quiescent compared to 2003? William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. Cannot see the record cut, 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. William Sloane Coffin challenged the nation with his passionate calls for social justice. W. & J. Sloane was a furniture and rug store in New York City that catered to the wealthy. Download free, high-quality (4K) pictures and wallpapers featuring William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Want to start taking action on the content you read on AoM? Rev. Last year Union Theological Seminary in New York gave him its highest medal. 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. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. Shoulder-high we bring you home, You will also find a collection of his prayers that concluded many of his sermons. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. 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. These prayers may be purchased separately but they are included in the actual sermons too. Rev. Ill say you dont, lady! I said. Stories and Reflections on Service, Ram Dass and Paul Gorman, Knocking on Heavens Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, Katy Butler, Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche. It is incredible and very powerful. " William Sloan Coffin, who died yesterday at 81, was among the foremost pacifists of his generation, and set the mold for the liberal activist preacher ." Coffin, the model for Doonesbury's Reverend Sloan, was a Freedom Rider, Yale chaplain, champion for social justice and one of the most respected leaders of the anti-Vietnam war movement. And early though the laurel grows What makes you think you dont limp?, Love measures our stature. 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. And round that early-laurelled head 25 The prayers are presented in several multi-year collections. That makes two of us. 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. 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? I sought the Lord, and he heard me, So why the grief, self pity? Quotes. The Art of Manliness participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. Well, that really is selfish and here I thought some believers like Christians are supposed to be charitable. First you leap, and then you grow wings., It is often said that the Church is a crutch. The silence of God over the cross is our model here. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. But its a fact: few of us are naturally profound. Q: I'm interested in the distinction between a speech and a sermon. what do you say? This is the ninth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. I swear to you, I wouldnt be standing here were I not upheld. This brings up additional illogic in religion. RN: What do you think should be done strategically and tactically by the peace movement? 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. 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. William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. 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 finally I know that when Alex beat me to the grave, the finish line was not Boston Harbor in the middle of the night. If the order gets mixed up, thats misery. He was 81.. As his younger brother put it simply, standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral, You blew it, buddy. Theres something in the flight That clarifies the sight And decks the rays. We have to be forced down. _______________ Reprinted with permission of theWilliam Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. Refusing to cede the battlefield of morality to conservatives, he argues that "compassion demands . And his body was too badly damaged in the accident for his soul to stay in it anymore, and so he died. Rev. And ne'er a word said she; And [a lot of people] think that emotional mediocrity is the good life. He was a director, and later vice-president of W. & J. Sloane Company, his family's business, which was founded by his grandfather, William Sloane, from Kilmarnock, Scotland. On Saturday afternoon at 1:30, the Rev. And the Emperor said, So? 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. Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. I too have thought Gods heart is the first to break. Interview with Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. And the wise mans gone back. Theres something in the flight 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. But I do not approve. --Robert Browning Hamilton. And then, Im a preacher. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. This is the second year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. was born on June 1, 1924, in New York City to William Sloane Coffin, Sr. and Catherine Butterfield Coffin. It is self-interest. I was moved to tears, to be perfectly honest. 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. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. In my email signature, I have this quote by him: The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.. He was 81. . The post A Eulogy for Alex appeared first on The Art of Manliness. Click the cart icon next to a prayer in the player below to add a prayer to your cart. Why would someone grieve for a loved one who is in heaven or in paradise. Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. 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. Still there is much by way of consolation. This well-intentioned person had brought in a dinner for Coffin and his family and said, "I just don't understand the will of God." He said: "I'll say you don't, friend. The Rev. Lewis wrote, They say the coward dies many times; so does the beloved. It is difficult to know how to theologise about a tragedy of this order without descending into cliche, trivialisation or offensiveness. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Rev. William Sloane Coffin. #Hope #Passion. It withers quicker than the rose. Tony Campolo retells an incident involving William Sloane Coffin following the death of his son, Alexander. 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. Thanks for posting this. 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. 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." It just happened. After the death of his wife, C.S. Rev. Do you think about that? 2023 Barbara Becker / All Beings Everywhere. We all do what we know how to do, maybe. This is the tenth year of the complete 10 year collection of sermons. There are many kinds of silence, and one of them is a humbled, respectful, listening silence. Townsman of a stiller town. But the things I learned from her This is the eighth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. 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). While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. When sorrow walked with me. William Sloane Coffin Heart, Optimistic, Independent 64 Copy quote To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving. 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. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Bill Coffin was such a man. 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." Sometimes it has seemed that patriotism blocked any kind of criticism, that we were afraid if we spoke out against going to war or the policies after the Iraq war, that it would be considered disloyal to the troops and our country. History The company was founded as a rug importer and seller on March 2, 1843 by William Sloane who had just emigrated from Kilmarnock, Scotland, a town famous for weaving fine carpets and rugs. RN: What should the U.S. government do now? I know how lucky I am! This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1977-1979. 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 Either it is god's will or there is no god! Last week my senior minister shared with me a sermon dated January 23, 1983 (Palm Sunday) written by William Sloane Coffin. How do you separate patriotism from criticism? Download Sermon Scripture List(84 kb - PDF). Just click the play button. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1982-1983. #Firsts #Leap #Wings. COFFIN: What this country needs, what I think God wants us to do, is not practice piecemeal charity but engage in wholesale justice. No matter where they're going or what they're going to experience, the primary reason people mourn a death is because they know they'll miss the person who died and won't see them again. Rev. Why? COFFIN: No. And that's what happens to the horror of all those townsfolk. 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. Fragrant is the blossom. While he was a student, my father heard the feisty William Coffin preach as a young chaplain at Yale. The older I get, the more I accept that death is the inevitable consequence of life, why can't believers? William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. But the point is this. Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. 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. What is happiness? And the wise man said, Happiness is when the grandfather dies, and then the father, and then the son. That is on the money. Additionally, a 301 Moved Permanently error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. The fact you find that puzzling makes me glad not to be in your family! But violent deaths, such as the one Alex died to understand those is a piece of cake. Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. 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." Alex. The Blessing of Grace by The Rev. God is dead set against all unnatural deaths. The title of the sermon is "Alex's Death" and it comes on the heals of Rev. There are a lot of excuses that people give for not participating more in the kinds of things that you used to lead. When its true and painful, say it softly, None of us have the right to avert our gaze. When sorrow walked with me. The answers quick and keen, the honest look, the laughter, the love, By a departing light William Sloane Coffin Sr. (April 15, 1879 - December 16, 1933) was an American businessman. 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. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. 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