Friday, February 16The Question about FastingMatthew 9:14-15 A Year of Fasting This year I am giving up “should”and this will make more room to discover…God,my authentic self,my joy,that my burden is easy and my yoke is so light,that I am loved for who I am, period,that the risks of vulnerability and truthfulnessare greatly outweighed by […]
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February 14, 2024
Ash Wednesday, February 14 Teachings about Almsgiving, Prayer and FastingMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Yes Sometimes the most powerful prayer is “yes”and so, Dear One, that is my prayer to you.Yes that you may touch my hurt,the hurt so deep I’ve yet to face and feel it,the hurt hidden behind fear,fear of what is bound to […]
April 9
Easter Sunday, April 9The Empty TombJohn 20:1-9 Whose Heart Whose heart breaks for Judas,the first apostle to enter heaven?Who mourns with his widow and her children,and puts flowers on his grave?He was human, like us.He was loved and did love, like us.Whose heart breaks for Judas?With the heart of Christ, mine.
April 8
Easter Vigil, April 8The Resurrection of JesusMatthew 28:1-10 Easter Spirit Easter Spirit knows pain,pain more intense than we ever imagined possible,physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological. Easter Spirit knows how it feels –to feel totally, completely abandoned and alone,afraid to stay, afraid to leave,depressed, desolate, more dead than alive. Easter Spirit knows surprise,the surprise of new life […]
April 7
Good Friday, April 7The PassionJohn 18:1—19:42 All Wrong Every one I have ever seen is wrong.Every crucifix has Jesus clothed.Surely this is inaccurate,as sure as it is more humiliatingto be naked amidst the jeers,the badgering, the outright hatred,and the violence of heart that is fueled in mobsand deeply rooted in fear.Surely he was naked to […]