Hate Your Mother?
This week's lectionary passage – Luke 14:25-33 – is an odd and difficult saying of Jesus. He doesn't seem to care about family values.
Why Is God So Upset?
O God, forgive us for thinking we can go it alone. Our cisterns are cracked and without water. Give to us again your living water!
Jeremiah's Call
God calls Jeremiah to a prophetic ministry. And like other faithful before him (Moses, for example), Jeremiah has an excuse – I am only a child! I don't speak well!
A Love Song
In this brilliant parable, the prophet transforms the notion of a love song into courtroom proceedings. "I will sing" turns into "judge between me and my vineyard."
Learn To Do Good
The sacrifice of animals and other offerings in the ancient world was an important part of one's relationship with God. Yet, the prophets recognized that sacrifice must be accompanied by the work of justice.
Why is the road to Jericho dangerous?
Who is my neighbor? Why is the road to Jericho so dangerous?
Hallelujahs in a Broken World
Perhaps the word we need in these difficult trying days is Hallelujah! Praise God.
Psalm 52: Loving Evil
Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly? All day long you are plotting destruction.
Psalm 27
We trust instead in God’s presence to be with us all our days, all our moments, even the difficult ones. We trust as we wait and hope for more justice, more freedom.
The Sound of Sheer Silence
Our story about an ancient prophet will prompt us all to not expect the usual. To open ourselves to the still small voice of the Holy One. Listen! Listen God is calling! Calling through the sound of sheer silence.
