To Be of Use – Aug. 2, 2022
The people I love the bestjump into work head firstwithout dallying in the shallowsand swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.They seem to become natives of that element,the black sleek heads of sealsbouncing like half-submerged balls. I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart,who pull like water buffalo, with […]
Source of All – July 27, 2022
Eternal Spirit, Earth Maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be,Father and Mother of us all,Loving God, in whom is heaven. The hallowing of your name echoes through the universe!The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the earth!Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!Your commonwealth […]
Expanding the Rules – July 20, 2022
“Jesus did not issue rules to be ticked off on a list; Jesus embodied the rule of love, a way of life to be followed, and to be fully, completely human… As a teacher, Jesus is not contradicting Moses or demeaning other Jewish teachers. He is offering his interpretation of the law… Jesus does not replace. Jesus […]
Who Are You? – July 18, 2022
“Paul’s first question intrigues me. He asked of Jesus, ‘Who are you?’ not ‘What are you doing?’ or ‘Why are you talking to me?’ ‘Who’ is a relational question, a question that opens us toward companionship, friendship, and perhaps even love…To know ‘who’ is an invitation into a relationship that can – if we let […]