A voice whispers late in the night, “You are my beloved child, in you I am well pleased.” Words God spoke to his Son thousands of years ago. Words God continues to speak to each of us if we but have ears to hear. In this stained glass window, we see Jesus, garbed in a […]
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A young, bare-foot, baby faced Jesus, standing in the Temple and speaking to older, learned scholars. Why is it so surprising? He needed to be about his Father’s work. Twelve years back in that time, would have been more like 18 or even 21 in our time where we postpone adolescence into the twenties so […]
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If we die with Christ, then we will surely live with Christ. This is the promise of Easter–resurrection, new life, everlasting–that we celebrate each spring. And springtime makes the believing easier as the world blooms anew in glorious blossom and fragrance. Life can be very hard. The older I get, the more I see of […]
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HOLY THURSDAY Each time we celebrate the Eucharist we are told, “Do this in remembrance of me.” What does it mean to remember? When we remember, we re-member, we put back together. That which was broken is made whole again. At funerals we re-member our loved ones. We share our stories and memories about the […]
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Holy Week – Season of Passion Jesus appeared helpless, like a lamb being led to slaughter, and yet was he? Appearances can be deceiving. Was he even stronger in his weakness than those who beat him? He accepted suffering, taunts, blows without retaliating. Who is stronger, the one who returns blow for blow, jeer for […]
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Holy Week – Season of Passion “What is truth?” Pilate asks Jesus, and well he may, well might we ask the same in this day and age of relativity where everyone thinks they define their own truth. What is truth? Truth is relative in many ways. It is relative to the people and circumstances but […]
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Lent – Preparing for Holy Week Jesus, before leaving this world, had one more lesson to impart to his disciples. He taught not just with words, but with actions. And so he washed their feet as a sign of service. How well he knew the hearts of people, how leaders often lorded it over those […]
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Lent – Preparing for Holy Week God never gives us more than we can handle, it has been said and it is true. There is nothing that this world can throw at us, that with God’s help, we can’t handle. God’s spirit is not a cowardly spirit. God places his spirit in each of us, […]
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