Jer 31:31-34 Heb 5:7-9 Jn 12:20-33 I have had the opportunity to move a number of times in my life, both geographically and from one job to another. One of my greatest fears about these transitions, especially when I was younger, was that people would forget me. In my thirties I began the practice of [...]

Eph 2:4-10 Rom 8:31b-34 Jn 3:14-21 Two weeks ago, I spent time with a dear friend and with her mother. Her mother had been placed on hospice a week and a half before our visit. Ann (my friend’s mother) and I had shared many conversations over time about prayer, forgiveness and the importance of showing [...]

Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17 1 Cor 1:22-25 Jn 2:13-25 As I read and heard the readings for the Sunday March 15th, I wondered, “What difference has Lent made in my life this year?” In the first reading from Exodus, I wondered, “Are there ways in which I have built a golden calf rather [...]

Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Rom 8:31b-34 Mk 9:2-10 The other day I glanced over to a young woman with Down Syndrome who had the very best smile on her face as she danced to the music on her head phones. She had a look of sheer pleasure as she moved in a circular motion. [...]

Gn 9:8-15 Mk 1:12-15 My beloved black lab Hannah has taken on a new pattern since we moved to the Southwest. She has decided that there is nothing better than rolling full body on the dirt in our yard. Every time she does this she returns as a chocolate lab to the door to be [...]