The Courage of Reaching Out
“Your faith has made you well.”* Like many things Jesus says, these words make me uncomfortable. I am instantly transported back to my high school logic class: if it is true that having faith makes you well, then the logical implication is that being unwell must mean you do not have faith. And the idea […]
The Important Thing – Oct. 7, 2022
“Is anything really any more important than anything else or is it all a matter of really being where you are, for whatever might be called for or given? Maybe the only important thing is the choice to get on the road, to enter the stream of life, to be there for whatever comes on […]
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 […]
Follow and Pray – May 10, 2022
“Remember, he said: “I am the Way.” Not, at the end of the way you will find me, but I AM the way. As soon as you get started on my way, you will find me. I am the way right beneath your feet, wherever you are, at whatever point you start. If you start […]
