PALM SUNDAY/SUNDAY OF THE PASSION April 2, 2023 “From Adoration to Hatred” . . . They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. ThenRead More →
LENT V March 26, 2023 “The Language We All Know” Even though I don’t pay attention to television commercials, occasionally I catch a message anyway. The Hershey chocolate people found a way to get my attention a while back, when their ad showed an earnest teenage boy practicingRead More →
LENT IV March 19, 2023 Reflections on ”Beneath the Cross of Jesus” Beneath the cross of Jesus I long to take my stand; The shadow of a mighty rock Within a weary land, A home within a wilderness, A rest upon the way, From the burning of the noon-tide heat Read More →
LENT III March 12, 2023 “The Bread of Life” I’ve been hungry, but I’ve never experienced hunger. Does this make sense to you, or does it sound like I’m just playing around with words? Of course I’ve been hungry — most of us have been at one timeRead More →
LENT II March 5, 2023 “The Heart of a Servant” “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something. . . My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for asRead More →
LENT I February 26, 2023 “Retreat in the Wilderness” The season of Lent is often described as a journey, during which we travel through a number of spiritual experiences, with opportunities to learn and grow. By the time we arrive at Holy Week, hopefully we have found someRead More →
TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY EPIPHANY VII February 19, 2023 “Keeping It Simple” “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will wear. Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap norRead More →
EPIPHANY VI February 12, 2023 “Telling, Teaching, Listening, Learning” “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust;Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the GodRead More →
EPIPHANY V February 5, 2023 “And the Greatest of These is Love” “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice atRead More →
EPIPHANY IV January 29, 2023 “Humble, Blessed, and Chosen” “He has told you O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 “Blessed are you when peopleRead More →