Seeds
A seed is planted in darkness, hidden in silence. This is where all things begin. A wise teacher to the student who is ready. You can’t clap and yell at the seed to grow, any more than you can coax the moon to rise. It’s a timing that’s out of our hands, no matter how […]
Are You the One?
Christmas letters are strange birds that carry good news and bad. I read of adventurous trips and children blessed, along with a deadly siege of pneumonia and a crippling fall followed by months of rehab. Not the former litany of triumphal wins and public prizes, there is a growing thread of humility and appreciation of […]
Repentance and Grace
It is the Second Sunday of Advent – preparation in the church’s liturgical year for Christ who has come and is coming. And as it is every year, today’s gospel reading tells of the wild figure of John the Baptist in the desert crying out, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”* Repentance […]
Expect the Unexpected
Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. When I get off the subway at night, and prepare to walk two blocks to our new apartment near the church, I get my keys out in the lighted station and walk with purpose and determination so I don’t invite harassment. Moving […]