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“Be kind to one another.”  St. Paul in Ephesians “The best good work is the one we’re not aware of.”  Martin Luther When was the last time someone did something kind to you?  Something really small and seemingly insignificant that made a big difference in your day.  Maybe a kind word or a simple gesture…

“You can’t go back and change the ending, but you can begin where you are and change the ending.”  Teddy “Jonathan committed himself to David, and David loved him as himself.” 1 Samuel 18:1 Who do you love?  And who loves you?  Pertinent questions as we approach St. Valentine’s Day.  Most likely we are inclined…

“I am your handmaiden . . . all that you say to me I will do.” Ruth “Make it a great day for Jesus.” Ruth Koenig Who do you know that is a handmaiden of The Lord?  A living example of Christ?  A person who in their words, their actions, and in their very spirit…

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, Thou are with me.”  Psalm 23 “Love is patient . . . Love bears all things, believes all things, endures all things.”  1 Corinthians 13 Monday afternoon I met a dear friend, Craig, for coffee. I first met Craig six years ago.  He…

“The one who truly follows Christ will draw people unto Him without speaking a word.” Marshall Davis, “The Tao of Christ” (Father Les and me at St. Columba Church. Note the icon of Columba in his coracle behind the altar) Wisdom Incarnate.  A Renaissance Man.  Spiritual Yoda.  Humble Servant. Those are some of the ways…

“Kindness is the only strength there is.” Father Greg Boyle. I met Fabian on the way.  I mean that literally.  For I was on my way to the airport.  It was early Monday morning, and I was picking up Sandy, whose husband had died of Parkinson’s in November. She is an energetic and somewhat eccentric…

“I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of The Way.” St. Paul in Acts 24 “The Way that can be named is not the True Way.” The Tao Te Ching 1; Lao Tzu “Follow your bliss, and the universe will open doors where only walls existed.”  Joseph Campbell What…

“Behold the handmaiden of the Lord, let it be done to me according to Thy Word.”  Mary in the Gospel of Luke “Behold what manner of love the Father has lavished upon us, that we should be called children of God.”  1 John Behold.  That word caught my attention this Christmas.  Maybe because we don’t…

“Where are you Christmas?  Why can’t I find you?” Cindy Lou Who “And this will be the sign to you; you will find the Babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 Where will you find Christ this Christmas?  I guess to address this question we first have to understand what…

“And a little child shall lead them.”  Isaiah 11 “Behold what manner of love has been lavished upon us, that we should be called children of God.” 1 John 4 I recently spent two weeks in Battambang, Cambodia.  It was my third trip there, the previous one being just before the Covid outbreak in Febuary…