True Encounter
“At the intersection of death and life, we encounter Jesus. Not only at points of death, not only in the fullness of life, but at times and places where the two brush up against one another, where we meet ourselves on the narrow bridge between hope and despair, are we most apt to meet him. […]
Homeward Bound
I confess that I am failing with my Lenten disciplines. It is one thing to not keep my New Year’s resolutions; this seems weightier, a scarlet letter of shame etched on the heart. Oh how easily I stumble in life and find myself in the muck–something like the pigsty in today’s gospel story, often referred […]
A Different Surrender – Mar. 13, 2019
“Perhaps the word “surrender” should be enough for my prayer… Not the surrender of submission to an enemy, but the opposite, the laying down of resistance to the One who loves me infinitely more than I can guess, the One who is more on my side than I am myself. Dwelling on this thought of […]
Fragments
Lent – Year B – Mark 14:1-15:47 For the past few years, I have sensed death wanting to be my friend. You know the type. “Let’s hang out more,” she says, “get better acquainted!” But I already have plenty of friends, a busy life, and the truth is, I’m just not that into her. Yet […]
