Accompanying Jesus – Feb. 4, 2021
“As we accompany Jesus through the gospels, we are present at one dramatic meeting after another. One person after another experiences a mysterious power in Jesus that, from this moment, changes the course of his or her life. If we are fully present at the moment when we read such a narrative, we ourselves experience […]
The Act of Seeing – Feb. 3, 2021
“If it is love that you truly desire then set out at once on the task of Seeing. This requires calling things by their name, no matter how painful the discovery and the consequences. If you achieve this kind of honest awareness of the other and yourself, you are likely to experience terror. Think of […]
The Desert – Feb. 2, 2021
“The desert is that place in Scripture where we go to figure out who is who and what is real. It is the place where souls are revealed. There, Jesus meets Satan and so do we, for this is not Jesus’ story alone. This is our story too, for Jesus carries the fullness of humanity […]
No One Left Behind – Feb. 1, 2021
“There is a string of stories in which Jesus casts out unclean spirits. Whenever these spirits see him, they fall down and cry out. As a modern person, what are we to make of these stories? What they mean is this: Jesus engages in battle the things that [people believe] render one unclean and outside […]