“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 […]
God said, “Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?’” Exodus 17:6-7 Moses […]
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