Archive for February, 2007

February 25, 2007 Lent

Dt 26:4-10 Rm 10:8-13 Lk 4:1-13 Leaning on the Lord A week ago I went snow shoeing with a friend on one of the nearby mountains. This was the first time I had really done any snow shoeing that involved going primarily uphill. It was also the first time for me to do it on [...]

February 19, 2007

1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 1 Cor 15:45-49 Lk 6:27-38 Turning the other Cheek The other day I was talking to a dear friend of mine. She was full of good news about work opportunities that connect very deeply to her passions. As I listened I found myself with two very different responses. One [...]

February 12, 2007

Jer 17:5-8 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 Lk 6:17, 20-26 That place of Unknowing This week as I have reflected on the gospel reading from February 11th, I have found myself looking for beatitude people. It seems a simple task when looking at it from the surface. I encounter a lot of people who live simply, [...]

February 4, 2007

Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 1 Cor 15:1-11 Lk 5:1-11 Burning Coals The other day at work a co-worker took a short cut through our hospice team room. We have a team room which has two doors and is the shortest route from the back of the building to the front of the building. As a result [...]