Monday, March 25Anointing at BethanyJohn 12:1-11 The Woman with the Alabaster Jar As a young girl, and ever since,ever since,she had a problem with menand they with her.Never enough –good enough, smart enough, pretty enough.Never seen as a person,much less an equal.Never heard,much less listened to.Never thanked,much less appreciated.Never welcomed to the table,although it was […]
A Piece of Goodness
March 18
Monday, March 18The Woman Caught in AdulteryJohn 8:1-11 Stones She stands in the center,afraid,crying,vulnerable,feeling alone.They hurled assaultswith the hope of inflicting painand shame,to press on the fresh woundwith a sense of righteousness,spitting madon the verge of escalating violence,looking for stones, unawarethat it was the evil one who set them out. Yet Jesus stood in the […]
March 16
Saturday, March 16Discussion about the Origins of the MessiahJn 7:40-53 Pathway The pathway into the heart of Christ is so very near to me,we dine together,share a bed,continue to bring new life into the worldin the most mundane and profound ways.Her favorite title is “Grandma”but I know her as my salvation –with Christ, her love […]
March 15
Friday, March 15The Feast of TabernaclesJohn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Not Today I am going to die, but it won’t be todaythere is too much to feel, to hear and to sayto be with my grandsons, to hug them and playto laugh with my wife and love her againto comfort her pain, to kiss her and […]
March 14
Thursday, March 14Witnesses to JesusJohn 5:31-47 A Graced Decision Was it a sin when Jesus expressed his anger by turning over the money tables?Did he lose his composure, acting upon impulse, or did he discern this action methodically, over time, paying attention, being and doing with God?Was it like the brave people of color sitting […]