(a repost from April 2013) Seek the One who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night,…
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Uncap the Well
Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put…
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Hope Sends Us Forth
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” –…
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Re-Sourcing – A Lenten Practice
A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, ‘If you choose, you can make me clean.’ Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand…
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Pursued by Mystery, Found in Forgiveness
Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost. -Luke 15:6 Seeker, Who looks out for you? Who are you looking…
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What Is Mine to Do?
Recently I was at a gathering of social justice-minded folks, surrounded by people who are working to make our world more just, more compassionate, more…
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Watching, Waiting, Wondering
Be aware, keep alert, for you do not know when the time will come… And what I say to you I say to all: Keep…
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Life on the Move
…an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt,…
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Embracing Our Brokenness
I arrived in Palestine about two weeks ago to do accompaniment and human rights work. I came with no illusions that anything will look different…
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Slowing to the Pace of Peace
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.…