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“Va-Lent-Tines”
“This is love, not that we love God, but that God loves us.” 1 John “How do I love Thee? Let me count the ways.” Elizabeth Barret Browning How do you love God? How does God love you? Those are pertinent questions as we embark on the forty-day journey through Lent. It’s quite certain that…
Read More“Love and Lent; Body and Blood.”
“Take and eat, this is My body; take and drink, this is My blood.” Jesus at the Last Passover“Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you?” St. Paul in The First Letter to The Corinthians What is this Wednesday? Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday How will you…
Read More“Listening to The Voice of God.”
“This is My Beloved Son, listen to Him.” The voice of God at the Transfiguration of Jesus. “If a person is talking to God it’s called prayer; If a person is says they’re hearing the voice of God it’s called schizophrenia.” Lily Tomlin If you could ask God any question, what would it be? When was…
Read More“Meeting a Special Lady on Monday”
“God appears to us disguised as our life.” “You Say it is a sin that I love the dog above all else? The dog stayed with e in the storm, the man, not even in the wind.” St. Francis When you read the title of this what did you think? I’m betting it was something…
Read More“Friends”
“No longer do I call you servants . . . I call you My friends.” Jesus—as recorded in The Gospel of John “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” Hymn “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” My mother Jean Who is your friend? Why? What do you most value about him/her? I’ve been…
Read More“The New Resolution to Live in the Now”
“Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder the things of the past” The Prophet Isaiah “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Jesus Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? If so, what are they? At the start of a…
Read More“Of Magi and Mystics”
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem . . . Magi came from the East.” Matthew 2 “The Christian of the future will be a mystic, or (s)he will not exist at all.” Karl Rahner Who were the Magi? There’s ongoing speculation about their identity. I think the answer in one respect is quite simple: They…
Read More“The Incarnation(s) of Christ”
“The mystery of Godliness is great, which is Christ in you.” St. Paul in the letter to the church at Colossae “He has bestowed on us His most precious and significant promises, so that you might become partakers in the divine nature.” St. Peter in his second epistle. When and was Jesus born? How was…
Read More“AI and The Incarnation”
“The Word became fully human and became one of us . . . full of grace and truth.” John 1 What are you afraid of? What does it mean to be human? I’m afraid of AI. Recently my son-in-law and me were talking about it. He works in the world of computer tech and is…
Read More“Magi-Cal Worship”
“The Magi fell down and worshipped Him, presenting their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” The Gospel of St. Matthew “The day is coming, and now has arrived, when the real worshippers of God will worship in Spirit and truth.” Jesus Do you worship? If so, how? What is the “right” way to worship? In…
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