Of Dreams & Visions
The Holy has an abundant dream for each human we meet today. May we pause for a moment in every encounter to seek that dream for others as well. We are each God’s child called to grace and bless the…
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February 20, 2022-Luke 6:27-38 (Epiphany 7C)
The Golden Rule of Jesus is, “treat people the same way you want people to treat you.” Too may times we live our lives each day as if they are some kind of transaction with other people. We judge and…
February 13, 2022-Luke 6:17-26 (Epiphany 6C)
We each bring our longings and hopes in life. In Luke's version of the Sermon on The Mount (Plain), we Jesus bring new hope and life to all those that long for a new day.
February 6, 2022-Luke 5:1-11 (Epiphany 5C)
Jesus' invitation to his first followers was one built on a transformative experience of Jesus. Jesus does not invite ideologues to be his disciples. Jesus seeks those who who devoutly follow him even when everything does not make sense the…
January 30, 2022-Luke 4:21-30 (Epiphany 4C)
Sometimes our own exceptions of what we want from others and even from God can keep us stuck. This is true for Jesus' visit to his hometown of Nazareth. When confronted with their privilege and expectations, the Nazarene's have tables…
The Light Shines
The light of Christ brings clarity for introspection, awareness of our calling, and vision to see the deep needs all around us. The virtue of integrity through God’s Spirit allows us to hold all three of these together at the…
The Choices
Each day affords us the opportunity to enlarge or shrink the choices of others. This is a choice we are responsible for in the tapestry of human community. Jesus did not limit the choices before us. He liberates us to…
January 23, 2022-Luke 4:14-21 (Epiphany 3C)
We often use words to convey ideas, persuade others, or influence situations. Too may times our words focus on what we might wish or want to be true. Jesus offers something quite different as he begins his ministry. He makes…
On Being With
This Christmas exhortation is written by St. Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Nineveh, dating from the 6th century. His writing here encapsulates the hope of the Nativity and the actions that flow from it. St. Isaac invites us to confront more than…
January 9, 2022-Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 (Baptism of the Lord C)
Relationships are at the very heart of our being with God and one another. This reality is on full display in the baptism of Jesus. What we so often seek from God is a “role”…healer, warrior, etc. But Jesus reveals…