Is It Enough?
Mary Magdalene encounters an empty tomb and runs to tell the others. They come but are able to see no significance in this emptiness. And so they leave.* Mary, on the other hand, brimming with expectancy, suddenly sees Jesus in the emptiness. Death, for Mary, does not steal him away from her. In the dark […]
Unbroken
The young rabbi comes in on an unridden colt, who can’t be much older than his ministry.* An innocent, unbroken beast of burden. He carries Jesus into the center of everything. It may appear the most humble and passive way to come into Jerusalem. Yet, it is a ride of defiance. Entering like no one […]
Finding Life
Verna Dozier, an early member in the Church of the Saviour, wrote that the green hill outside of Jerusalem existed in God’s heart long before Jesus was born. It is important to continue to ponder that statement and that hill, perhaps especially during Lent. That green hill is the place of agonizing surrender. It is […]
Love is All You Need
How many songs, poems, books, speeches, and articles have been about the search for love? While reading this week’s very familiar gospel passage*, a Beatles songs came to mind, All you need is love …. It’s the central message of wisdom traditions, advice columns, self-help books, fashion tips, movies, soap operas and ad campaigns. Life […]
