Will was tyring to elicit thoughts about the whole concept of a god's will. 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. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, Thanks for posting this. 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. 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. Not because our diverse readership will agree with all of its theological underpinnings, but because I think it offers wise advice on what to say (and not say) when someone dies tragically, a poignant window on the human experience, and a lesson in the art of effective rhetoric(hence why we were discussing it in a communications class). 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. You blew it." . This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1980-1981. The Rev. 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. Quotes. I know that. 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." This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. Didn't the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?". Protestant preacher William Sloane Coffin after the death of his college-age son in an accident confesses to blowing up at a neighbor. So if you want to know where God is in this or in anything, look for love., Your email address will not be published. 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. 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. What can be done to turn this public support into organized opposition? In this best-seller, Coffin gives a powerful record of his remarkable public life, offering his. 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. How does a true Christian operate in a pluralistic world? 2023 Barbara Becker / All Beings Everywhere. And the name died before the man. Of course its a crutch. These sermons were delivered from the pulpit at Riverside Church, N.Y.C. Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. But the point is this. Q: Why do you think that is, in the country as a whole? William Sloane Coffin gave what would be his final sermon at Chautauqua. How much suffering? And of course I know, even when pain is deep, that God is good. Crowned with lilies and Laurel they go; but I am not resigned. And ne'er a word said she; Above all, he condemns what he sees as the country's self-righteousness. Still there is much by way of consolation. If you had a pastoral visit with the president, what would you say? You blew it. The one thing that should never be said when someone dies is It is the will of God. Never do we know enough to say that. Still there is much by way of consolation. Cannot see the record cut, God is dead set against all unnatural deaths. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., (born June 1, 1924, New York, New York, U.S.died April 12, 2006, Strafford, Vermont, U.S.), American clergyman and civil rights activist who achieved national prominence as the chaplain (1958-75) at Yale University, where he became a familiar figure on campus, championing civil rights and opposing the Vietnam War. 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. was born June 1, 1924, in New York City. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. We only recommend products we genuinely like, and purchases made through our links support our mission and the free content we publish here on AoM. Because there are no rankling unanswered questions, and because Alex and I simply adored each other, the wound for me is deep, but clean. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. 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. RN: Any comparisons between the domestic opposition to the Iraq War/Occupation with the domestic opposition to the Vietnam War? RN: How is Vermont a model in this respect? We have to be forced down. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. As you look around the country today, I wonder whether you see an absence of commitment to great causes with great passion. The reality of grief is the absence of God "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" That's the puzzlement of it all. It is incredible and very powerful. When its true and painful, say it softly, None of us have the right to avert our gaze. Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death, Joan Halifax, Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communicatoins of the Dying, How Can I Help? 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. Embed. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. -- William Sloane Coffin. Ten days after Alex's death, he delivered this extraordinary sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. Rev. You can purchase individual prayers for $1.34 (includes processing fees). To-day, the road all runners come, 5 Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave. This is the seventh year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. Listen to an interview with Rev. Thursday, February 15, 2007. 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. He liked it here. This is amazing. There is no god!! If you aren't sure what RSS is you'll find our beginner's guide to RSS useful. SERMON: Alex's Death, by William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Posted on October 6, 2013. Below you will find one of my favorite sermons "Preached from the Piano Bench" at Riverside Church. Ill say you dont, lady! I said. 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. Read more. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. William Sloane Coffin Jr. offers one more complicated blessing. Receive small business resources and advice about entrepreneurial info, home based business, business franchises and startup opportunities for entrepreneurs. 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What should churches be doing in the face of whats going on in our country right now? William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. 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. As his younger brother put it simply, standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral, You blew it, buddy. #Hope #Passion. Yale University's chaplain, the Rev. The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. 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. So what is the role of the university chaplain? I was impressed by the Amish last year when that young girl was killed. Wind your head in John!! And the folks in Riverside Church had to know whether or not they still had a pastor. But the point is this. 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. 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. And early though the laurel grows This website is the home of the William Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. But I think much of our exasperation could be tempered if we could see our lives more from God's perspective than our own. So why the grief, self pity? And [a lot of people] think that emotional mediocrity is the good life. I think in the end they pay him a fortune to make the dead go back to their graves. During WWII, Coffin joined the army and later served as a CIA agent after the outbreak of the Korean War. 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'm always puzzled at these Moslem women who wail like Banshees when their terrorist sons are killed as what they believe to be martyrs. It withers quicker than the rose. An Eulogy for Alex 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. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. You blew it. The one thing that should never be said when someone dies is It is the will of God. Never do we know enough to say that. And home we brought you shoulder-high. 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. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. 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. 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. 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. 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Updated February 2023. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. 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. These prayers may be purchased separately but they are included in the actual sermons too. After the death of his wife, C.S. Coffin to his congregation at the Riverside Church in New York City. They are gone. "Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.". So people are feeling sorry for themselves instead of happy for the one they believe is now in heaven. 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. Either it is god's will or there is no god! 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. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. 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. 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. We have to be forced down. We see acuter quite On Saturday afternoon at 1:30, the Rev. A formula, A phrase remains.but the best is lost. January 6, 1968 Spock and Coffin Indicted For Activity Against Draft By FRED P. GRAHAM . Like A.E. The Rev. And I played all the hymns. What makes you think you dont limp?, Love measures our stature. Q: Your faith and the nature of God and God's love -- what is the bedrock there for you? Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. RN: What about the Educational system as it relates to democracy? 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. Didnt the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?. This is the tenth year of the complete 10 year collection of sermons. Rev. For instance, the Christians persecuted the Jews for nearly two thousand years because as they said, they believed the Jews killed Jesus. Theres such wisdom in these words that Ive found it bears re-reading from time to time. Just click the play button. Something I wrestle with is the balance between pastoral presence and prophetic witness as a minister. And hold to the low lintel up 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. I mentioned the healing flood of letters. 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. 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 what an inspiring Eulogy by William Sloane Coffin concerning his Son and his Faith. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. Hello Select your address 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. But when children die, they take away the future as well. Man and boy stood cheering by, Rev. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. And read the poems. William Sloane Coffin was a man with a wild career: he fought in World War II, worked for the CIA after the war, became a "man of the cloth", was thrown in jail as a civil rights marcher with Dr. Martin Luther King, and was an academic, author, and an activist. William Sloane Coffin Jr. in 1987. 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. 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. MOYERS: Youre not supposed to outlive your children, are you? We have to be forced down. Bill Coffin flourished here, in the cracked common clay of an earthly and earthy life. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. What an interesting article William The more we love the bigger we are, There is no smaller package in the world than a man all wrapped up in himself.. 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. Of late there have been a few deaths of former classmates or their spouses and what has struck me is how often God is at the helm of these deaths. 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. William Sloane Coffin challenged the nation with his passionate calls for social justice. 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." Yes, but at least, "My God, my God"; and the psalm only begins that way, it doesn't end that way. And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. This reflects what that discomfort is and so nice to read it was written by a Reverend. And the wise mans gone back. But its a fact: few of us are naturally profound. After the death of his wife, C.S. Alex, as he was called, was killed in a car accident in 1983 when he was only. This is the eighth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. I too have thought Gods heart is the first to break. 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. BTW, anonymous was I ere I saw Suomynona WTB, but I'm sure you guessed that right away. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. The cause of violence is not ignorance. The best of William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Lewis wrote, They say the coward dies many times; so does the beloved. I was first introduced to this sermon years agoin a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularityever since. Theres something in the flight That clarifies the sight And decks the rays. In other word, good patriots are not nationalists. So he has a hand in making our lives better but not worse? For all she had to say. " 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. Still there is much by way of consolation. The Theology of William Sloane Coffin. Coffin delivered his sermon "Eulogy for Alex" at Riversid e Church. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. Justice is at the heart of religious faith. If the order gets mixed up, thats misery. William Sloane Coffin's Eulogy for Alex This was sent my way as a follow-up on my sermon. 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. But the things I learned from her There are small accidents, like knocking over your milk at the dinner table. 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. Coffin's son, Alex, tragic death in an automobile accident. 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. 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. William Sloane Coffin Compassion, Sentimental, Individual William Sloane Coffin (2004). While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. And round that early-laurelled head 25 I do hope that many will learn what not to say to a grieving loved one. And his body was too badly damaged in the accident for his soul to stay in it anymore, and so he died. So if someone says, "Are you saved?" Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. But I'm an atheist. It seems to me for those believers who grieve, their religion brings them little more comfort than those who don't. But . And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. And silence sounds no worse than cheers 15 William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. 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 . 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. I know how lucky I am! 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. So why were they angry? Why are they unhappy if they think he is in paradise with 72 virgins or are they just feeling sorry for themselves? COFFIN: No. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1977-1979. Was sent my way as a follow-up on my sermon, offering his face of whats going on our. Small business resources and advice about entrepreneurial info, home based business, business franchises and opportunities. Death, by william Sloane Coffin Jr. offers one more complicated blessing from paralysis,,. Is justice and kindness, mercy, and muteness the Bible are,. 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