The Work of Christmas – Dec. 31, 2021
When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry, To release the prisoner, To rebuild […]
Resurrection Eyes
Mary of Magdala, the first witness of the resurrection, is a compelling character of great depth in the biblical story. In recent years, there has been significant study of the fragments her gospel, written early in the 2nd century but which disappeared for over 1500 years. There is new scholarship regarding the mix-up of various […]
Singing of Angels – Dec. 30, 2019
This week’s reflections are from From the Inward Journey, a collection of writings by Howard Thurman, selected by his daughter, Anne Spenser Thurman. Thurman (1899 – 1981) was an African-American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader who was involved in many social justice movements and organizations of the twentieth century. “There must be […]
Dreaming of Angels
For those of us who follow the traditional Christian year, it’s still Christmas until Epiphany comes next week with the arrival of the Magi. But today’s Gospel story* seems to come out of order— the Magi have already come and gone, leaving danger behind along with their peculiar baby gifts. On the strength of a […]
