Parabolic Puzzles
Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. Or it’s like yeast in a baker’s bread, a precious pearl or a net full of fish.* With these simple examples, the meaning keeps sliding away, inviting me to look again with different eyes. And why the pile-on of images? Maybe this is […]
Trust the Fire
All our hard work, ruined. We had prepared the ground, planted the seeds, watered and weeded…and then, invasion. Sometimes among us, sometimes from within us, opposers and naysayers, negativity and judgment, creep in and seek to ruin everything we have been trying to achieve. Should we yank out what seems to be a wicked invader […]
God Bless That Seed
“I remember you,” said the young clergy woman. We were introducing ourselves before the program began. Around tables we sat, breaking bread, and sharing about our diasporic ministries, strewn about as we were, like seeds sown. “I remember what you said.” My heart skipped. “When was it?” I asked, “and what […]
What a Child Can Find
I’ve come to understand that being a Christian is less about believing the right things than about learning, day by day, to embody Christ. My way of embodying Christ will be different from yours, just as my circumstances and perceptions are different from yours. In this week’s gospel reading* we have been extended a great […]