Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge; by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the faith. Grace be with you. (1 Tim. 6:20-21) These last few chapters of 1 Timothy do sound a bit… Continue reading
And again, one in human form touched me and strengthened me. He said, “Do not fear, greatly beloved, you are safe. Be strong and courageous.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my Lord speak, for you have strengthened me. (Daniel 10:18-19) These chapters in Daniel… Continue reading
Come and hear, all you who fear God,and I will tell you what he has done for me.I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.But truly God has listened; he has given heed… Continue reading
a series of reflections based on this online stations of the cross The hope of resurrection. The expectation that life can happen again. The anticipation that what can be seen now is not what will be seen in the future. The hope of resurrection: the sign of God’s abundant grace… Continue reading
a series of reflections based on this online stations of the cross This station invites us to sit in that uncomfortable space of waiting for the resurrection. Because we know what happens, we often jump from the crucifixion to the resurrection. But there’s a tomb first. There’s a naming that… Continue reading
a series of reflections based on this online stations of the cross I recently watched a TV cop show where a child was struck by a stray bullet, and the child’s mother was devastated as she cradled her child’s body in her arms. The narrator for this station invites us… Continue reading
a series of reflections based on this online stations of the cross Jesus cries out on the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me,” and breathes his last. In this act of surrender and desperation, the curtain is torn. In the very act of Jesus crying out… Continue reading
a series of reflections based on this online stations of the cross It’s getting harder, this journey to the cross. The images of what is happening to Jesus are getting more painful. I’m being asked to follow Jesus into this part of the journey that can only have been unimaginably… Continue reading
a series of reflections based on this online stations of the cross At the center of our faith practice is the sacrament of Communion, where we extend our hands as we hear the words “the body of Christ, given for you…the blood of Christ shed for you.” While the scene… Continue reading
a series of reflections based on this online stations of the cross This station invites us to think about those who are far away and not directly connected to us who are carrying burdens and falling under the weight of those burdens. First my awareness goes to friends who live… Continue reading