Is 8:23-9:3 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 The Right Stuff Right now in the United States there seems to be very few places that you can go where you are not inundated with news about the presidential election. The information about a candidate that we receive may be true or false, somewhat [...]

Is 49:3, 5-6 1 Cor 1:1-3 Jn 1:29-34. The Glory of God The readings from Sunday January 20th stir up in me questions and reactions. The first question is from the Isaiah, have I ever met anyone who showed forth God’s glory? I certainly have prayed that I might be an instrument of God’s unconditional [...]

Is 42:1-4, 6-7 Acts 10:34-38 Mt 3:13-17 A Simple Handshake In one of my chaplain internships I worked at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston. I was so nervous to enter the rooms of the patients and say, “Hello I am a chaplain here, is there anyway I can serve you?” Now almost 16 years [...]

Readings: Is 60:1-6, 10 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12. The Guiding Light I often wonder how many special stars I have missed which were in plain sight which would have led me to the Christ light? How many people with whom I interact or see at a safe distance might be the one whom God [...]