Anyone who knows me for very long, learns that I love flowers. I love all kinds, all varieties, all colors. One of my favorite places is the nearby Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Even in the midst of winter, I can find flowers blooming in the conservatory. There is something nurturing and healing, being in the presence […]
“The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.’” Matthew 28:5-6 My confidence in the arrival of Spring wanes in years of bitter winter nights and sluggish March days. Yet, even when […]
Holy One, Shock and save me with the terrible goodness of this Friday, And drive me deep into my longing for your kingdom Until I seek it first- Yet not first for myself, But for the hungry And the sick And the poor of your children, For prisoners of conscience around the world, For those […]
“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice.” Isaiah 42:3 Palm Sunday afternoon, we sang songs of resistance. “We shall Overcome,” “Hold On,” “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” “Blowing in the Wind,” “I’m Not Afraid.” Some were new and others very […]
They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Matthew 21:7-8 According to the gospel of Matthew, crowds surrounded Jesus, as he entered […]
Then God said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as the Lord commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood […]
“Though you were once darkness now as Christians you are light. Prove yourself at home in the light. For where light is there is a harvest of goodness, righteousness, and truth. Learn to judge for yourself what is pleasing to the Lord; take no part in the barren needs of darkness, but show them up […]