I Am Still With You
Our embodiment is the concern of the lectionary this week. Our bodily temples† are revered as sacred, and blessed as such in the rite of Holy Communion and other sacraments. The body is nonetheless frail and temporary. I hope current events at least serve to remind us not to take our health for granted. God […]
What’s in the Temple – Feb. 26, 2020
Pause with us here awhile. Put your ear to the wall of your heart. Listen for the whisper of knowing there. Love will touch you if you are very still. … If you had a temple in the secret spaces of your heart, what would you worship there? What would you bring to sacrifice? What […]
Coming in the Name of Jesus
When his followers exclaim over the grandeur of the temple at Jerusalem, Jesus foresees the destruction of the city at the hands of the Roman occupying forces and the terrible things that will happen to those who resist their power.* He warns his listeners not to be afraid even when they are betrayed by trusted […]
Putting Out the Trash
“You brood of vipers!” These harsh words met those who had made the rough trip across hot desert sands to see the wild desert prophet, in his rough animal skins. John’s vehement condemnation was as shocking to their systems as an immersion in the frigid Jordan River would be. It is shocking for us, reading […]
