How to Love
My heart sinks when I read the “new commandment” that Jesus gave to his followers: to love one another as he had loved them, because I know how far I am from that standard.* Pictures from all four gospels flood my mind: Jesus welcoming outcasts and misfits, “unclean” women and noisy children, leaders like Nicodemus and foreigners […]
The More Radical Cause
It’s very awkward to think: You know, Judas had a point.* He had argued that Mary’s use of the perfume was a waste; it could have been sold and the money given to the poor. After all, Jesus spoke often about justice for the poor; he told the rich young man, “Go, sell what you own, […]
Good Will
On a hot summer day, my friend and I stepped out of the ice cream shop looking for a shady spot to enjoy our already melting cones. As he stepped off the curb, splat! His chocolate ice cream fell out of the cone to the pavement. Stunned and disappointed, he looked up and saw a […]
Into Care – Jan. 2, 2019
“We all live lives that are complicated and that at times, with infinite variation, feel overwhelming. But we know people in our immediate world who step beyond themselves, into care. If you know them up close, you know they are not saints or heroes—take note of that, and take comfort. Feel how when you extend […]
