To Be Called
“Like a mother’s early morning call to awaken, Mary Magdalene recognized him by the calling of her name.* Hearing our own names, we sit bolt upright in the tomb, folding the shroud that had covered our faces. To see and be seen is to be raised up. To be able to watch the opening and […]
What Do You Need?
As my mother refused transfer to the hospital, she whispered “If you can stay, I think I can do this.” “Do what?” “Die.” I nodded, and we called in Hospice to provide comfort for her congestive heart failure. At 91, she was ready, but she needed someone to protect her space and give her time. […]
True Encounter
“At the intersection of death and life, we encounter Jesus. Not only at points of death, not only in the fullness of life, but at times and places where the two brush up against one another, where we meet ourselves on the narrow bridge between hope and despair, are we most apt to meet him. […]
Homeward Bound
I confess that I am failing with my Lenten disciplines. It is one thing to not keep my New Year’s resolutions; this seems weightier, a scarlet letter of shame etched on the heart. Oh how easily I stumble in life and find myself in the muck–something like the pigsty in today’s gospel story, often referred […]