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 a mountain.
My friend gave [...]

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 was “GREAT!” The other [...]

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, who suffer, who are [...]

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 there is a lot [...]