Archive for April 2020

April 19, 2020 “As Jesus came near to Jericho a blind man sat by the wayside begging . . . and he cried out ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy upon me.” Luke 18:35,38 There are many silver linings to the current Covid crisis in this country. One is that it gives us ample time…

April 12, 2020 “Jesus, knowing that his time had come to depart to the Father, having loved his own he loved them to the end.” John 13:1 “Love runs deeper than any distance.”  That’s what Judy told me at 5:30 a.m. Monday morning.  Our paths crossed on our morning walk.  The brief conversation carried us…

Good Friday, 2020 Do not think of these sufferings as though something strange were happening to you.  St. Peter I do not consider these present sufferings worthy of being compared to the glory that is yet to be revealed.  St. Paul Both Peter and Paul were familiar with suffering.  Death in Christ was their way…

April 5, 2020 “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; My peace is not like the world’s kind of peace.  Don’t let your heart be troubled, and don’t be afraid.”  John 14:27 On Sunday I wrote about walking in the sacred serenity of God’s open space surrounded by breathtaking views and…