Looking On The Heart
God does not see as Samuel sees. God is not concerned with appearances. God sees the heart. And God chooses the son who Jesse didn't even bother to bring in from the fields.
Excuse me, but is it OK for us to sit here?
No distinction between love of neighbor and justice. They are the same. Our God, who comes to us as Mother Hen gathering together Her Children, compels us to love our neighbor. To do the work of justice. To lament when we see injustice in the world.
So, Be A Blessing!
Abram is not blessed for his own sake. Blessing does not come to a single family alone. Abram is called to be a blessing to all the families of the earth.
We Want the One We Can't Have
At the beginning of the world, temptation appears. Likewise, at the beginning of Jesus's ministry, temptation appears. To be human is to be tempted.
Ash Wednesday
The Lenten journey begins with a reminder of our fragility.
All things of dust to dust return on earth and
Transfiguration Sunday
Hymn for Transfiguration Sunday
One Day Jesus Climbed a Mountain
Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
W ZLOBIE LEZY 4.4.7.4.
Baptism of Jesus
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him,
The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
On January 1, the 8th day of Christmas, which happens to fall on a Sunday this year, we celebrate The
First Sunday after Christmas Day
Merry Christmas! The First Sunday after Christmas Day is also the 8th day of Christmas. The Gospel reading from Matthew
Come to Bethlehem and See
I have been to the place, the spot, where, according to tradition, Christ was born. It was holy.
But holier still in Bethlehem are my Palestinian friends who work daily for the dignity of their people.
