Abiding Spirit
John 14:15-21John 14:15-21 I notice right away the bookends holding up this passage of scripture, the two reminders to love and obey. To love—from beginning to end—to love first, to love last, to love long, and then to love again. And to obey—to listen deep and wide, and to respond, always, from the home base […]
Learning to Graze
For Sunday, May 11, 2014 – John 10:1-10 I have been meditating this week on a picture of one solitary sheep grazing in a green pasture. That’s all this sheep is doing—not pawing at the ground in search of better food, not dangling off a cliff from having climbed too high, not discussing with other […]
A New Story
Luke 24:13-35 Recently I have been dreaming that I am awake but struggling to keep my eyes open. I want to see more clearly, but cannot. Sometimes trying to see is the best we can offer God. We catch brief glimpses, tiny threads of sacred story weaving through our lives, before we slip back into familiar ruts, old narratives, sleep. We crave assurances of the […]
Becoming Community
For Sunday, April 27, 2014 – John 20:19-31 Was it lack of courage that sent the shaking disciples into lockdown? Or just the stark and unavoidable awareness of what can, and does, happen when one is faithful? Maybe their human frailty, their shock, their incapacity to conquer, has overwhelmed them into hiding. We do it all the time—assess […]