Acts 4:32-35 1Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20:19-31 What if Peace? Each of the readings from the Second Sunday of Easter is so rich, so powerful, and so very encouraging. However, the reading which I have been walking with daily for the past two weeks is the gospel reading. It is this reading that I have chosen [...]

Arms Empty for Miracles On this Easter Sunday I found myself watching people going up for communion and smaller children in line to receive a blessing. The children going up for a blessing are asked to fold them arms in a crossed manner so the priests and communion ministers know the child is coming for [...]

Reading myself into Holy Week On Palm Sunday as I listened to the long gospel reading I tried a new way of listening and being present. I decided that I would allow myself to imagine being all the characters that were part of the reading. In previous readings I melted into the faithful people’s stories. [...]

Jer 31:31-34 Heb 5:7-9 Jn 12:20-33 Heart Walking The first couple of months after I moved here I found myself church shopping. I know technically we have a geographic area and in a previous time that would be the place you would go to church. I left a very wonderful church in the Upper Midwest. [...]