Pulling an All-Nighter - Sermon by Rev. Roberta Howey

In Pulling an All-Nighter, Rev. Roberta Howey reflects on the awe-inspiring Book of Kells—an illuminated Gospel painstakingly created by monks who poured decades of vigilance and devotion into every page. Their work, born not of fear but of love, becomes a living vigil: a way of staying awake to God’s presence in beauty, art, and hope. Drawing on Jesus’ call to “keep watch,” this sermon invites us to shift our vigilance from threats alone to the sparks of divine love around us. To keep awake, Rev. Howey reminds us, is to be ready to welcome God at any hour, and to see the Spirit glittering even in the darkest night.