Confessions
I had finished my sermon and everyone let out a small amen. i crossed my hands behind my back. everyone stood up on the early sunday morning and i made my way to the door. everyone filed out and i shook the hand of each of the members of my church.
Memorial Day in Devout America
(especially if a family member is in the armed forces and is on active leave), sunday is much more somber, as sermons nationwide often honor local men who died fighting in the field.
The Offering
And it was as big as they'd said in the stories – the sermons, that is. "only the sacrifice of that which we cherish most will keep the forest gods appeased." he seemed to be paying no attention to her. nosing in the grass while she observed him.
~ Forgive Me, Father ~
He understood, with a quiet, aching certainty: the sermon had never been for them. it had always been for her.
Way of the Beast, part 3
Zaulii had said that several times now during his sermon, almost like some sort of mantra. rusan was sitting on the cold, hard floor of the main temple, listening to zaulii's sermon with his eyes closed as llifen had instructed.
Hoard of Big Fluffs 12
Garreth thought about sermons instead, and it immediately shrank to something less noticeable. nothing had changed since the last time he set foot in here.
Tales of Zootopia: Clyde and Soren
I die happy, not only that i am dying beside the perfect man for me, the one that i truly love more than my own life, but that i am dying away from the two people who caused me more misery than every bully and every hateful sermon in my life.
Turnabout
Having heard a sermon or two in his lifetime markus had at least a passable idea of how afterlives were supposed to go. depending on one's actions, they were faced with either wondrous bliss and happiness, or dark and painful torment.
Zion: Light of the New Moon, Ch 2.2 Myrh
Priest farstrider inquired, joining the group, apparently having finished with his sermons. "i plan to destroy them completely." the jackal countered, and she began searching through the small crowd with her eyes.
To Dream of Darkness II - Ch 22
He joined his wife each sunday morning, attending the service and praying during the sermon for their daughter's soul. but he still had to tend to his correspondence and business interests, and spending all day in church grated on him.
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 76
With her red eyes, she looked just like a demon from out of her own sermons, which was perfect. if she could pull off the same kind of aura at the right moment, she could convince those fools outside to do just about anything.
Weekly Mini: That Accursed Spark
At the end of that day, i took him back to the church, where i continued to usher out sermons to the old robots, in hope for a bright future. '...my friends, a new ally has come to us.' i said at one sermon. 'a human, named lloyd kemp.