Thursday, May 24, 2018
At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. – Matthew 11:25-26 This passage has...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Psalm 8:4 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars you have set in their courses, What are we that you should be mindful of us, mere mortals that you should seek us out? — from the St. Helena Psalter Today in the...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
What does the Spirit sound like? The wind rushing through the leaves. The birds chirping and searching for cover. The pitter patter of rain landing on the ground. The morning darkness giving way to nourishment for the gardens and crops. The Spirit making its...
Monday, May 21, 2018
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. (Jn 15:26) When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth (Jn 16:13). Balloons, red streamers, a...
Sunday, May 20, 2018
John 20:19-31 “No, really,” he said, “The reign of sin is over. You’re free.” “I’m with you, buddy.” You’ve probably heard that idiom and probably used it. It just means, I agree with you. It’s...
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Matthew 9:18-26 Everybody seems to have one Bible story that they remember more easily than others or like better for some reason. The gospel for the Daily Office today is one of my particular favorites. There is so much going on, and there are so many aspects...
Friday, May 18, 2018
They shall perish, but you will endure; they all shall wear out like a garment; as clothing you will change them, and they shall be changed; ~Psalm 102: 26 When I started college, one of the first friends I made came from our shared interest in the ElfQuest...
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Matthew 9:1-8 I harbor a sneaky form of pride that I often don’t recognize as such because it manifests as self-criticism. I fall short of my expectations of myself, fall prey to a debilitating shame, and judge myself harshly. And while it’s not...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
A hundred years ago, or so, when they took my tonsils out, hospitals didn’t let families stay with their small patients. And they kept you for months (okay, maybe a week)! As luck would have it, my mother worked next door to the hospital and could visit on her lunch...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Before becoming a mother I heard all the stories of how much I’d be reading to my children. How I’d be reading the same story night after night. How I’d have certain books memorized and possibly could recite them in my sleep. It sounded great at the time. How sweet...
Monday, May 14, 2018
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into heaven, so we may also in heart and mind there ascend, and with him continually dwell; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for...
Sunday, May 13, 2018
There’s no business like church business, eh? There’s a lot of it too. From the budget to the baptistery and, yes, the color of the carpet, church business has to get done. Thus, has it ever been. In this morning’s readings, the apostles have...
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Matthew 7:28 – 8:4 The sun is very bright today. The glare off the hard-packed road makes my eyes burn. It’s hot in the sun, but others have taken up all the spaces under the few trees that grow here. I learned early that a single person sitting alone has a...
Friday, May 11, 2018
Daily Office Readings for Friday, May 11, 2018: AM Psalm 85, 86; PM Psalm 91, 92 1 Sam. 2:1-10; Eph. 2:1-10; Matt. 7:22-27 Today’s Gospel reading is one of those that, if you’d ever spent any of your youth in Sunday School, or Vacation Bible School, or...
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Luke 24:44-53 As Paul says, it is pure foolishness to be a Christian if we don’t believe that Christ is resurrected from the dead. And yet I can so easily fall into behaving as though I don’t put any stock in that part of Jesus’ story. When I...
