Gifts – Aug. 10, 2021
“A midrash tells us that “when the world was created God made everything a little bit incomplete. Rather than making bread grow right out of the earth, God made wheat grow so that we might bake it into bread. In this way we could become partners in completing the work of creation.” Recognition. Repetition. Reverence. […]
Never Hunger, Never Thirst
The crowds searched for Jesus, hoping for another miracle. The people search him out, seeking a miraculous sign.* Or rather, seeking yet another sign. And another. And then, maybe another, if you don’t mind. We keep asking for more and more of what we already have. We want to see again what we have been […]
A Friend? – May 25, 2021
“One of the greatest tributes ever paid to Jesus was intended as a smear. He was called a friend of publicans and sinners—a friend. Before we try to feed the crowds surrounding us, we must first ask if any of them are my friends. Do we love them? Do our hearts ache when we see […]
Bearing Gifts
They caught my eye in a Guatemalan street market: three kneeling women and a bright star on a painted wooden fish. On the other side of the fish, there were farmers bearing gifts in a field of cornstalks – bread, fruit and a load of wood. Practical gifts. The kind that three wise women would […]
