The True Temple
Right after watching that widow drop in her two pennies, right after Jesus pointed out what real abundance looks like — yes, immediately after! – one of the disciples points out the impressiveness of the buildings and how mighty the stones are in the Temple walls.* He does not comment on how mighty the widow […]
Between Us
I am writing this reflection on the “pre” side of election. You are reading this reflection on the “post” side of the election. The news last night said that shopkeepers in DC and elsewhere are boarding up their modern, glass windows, just in case. I feel myself bracing too. Daily meditation is a cornerstone of […]
For All the Saints
What sparked my interest in Church of the Saviour was a 1963 article by Elizabeth O’Connor in Faith at Work magazine titled “What We Need is More Saints!” I had never thought of ordinary people as saints. Far from it. All the people I knew were sinners of one magnitude or another. But saints, she said, […]
In Praise of Shouting
One of my earliest memories took place when I was in kindergarten. We sat in our little chairs around hexagonal tables, gripping fat crayons in our tiny hands as we colored. I was happily working away at my drawing when the boy sitting next to me stole some of my crayons. (In my memory, they […]
