Baptized, Beloved, and Blessed
Like Jesus at his baptism, God offers us His unconditional love and blessing with the words “You are my beloved child; with you I am well pleased”. It is in solitude and prayer that…
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A New Wardrobe
In Colossians, the apostle Paul calls us to clothe ourselves with a new wardrobe, which includes: compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and love. In order to continue to clothe ourselves with these virtues, we…
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Meditation
The good news of Christmas is that God became one of us and lives in our midst as a light to a dark world. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us”; the light…
What Did Mary Know?
Like Mary, we have questions about what Jesus’ coming into the world means for us and for our world. But we do know that God is with us and God is for us, and…
Dare to Imagine…God’s Embrace of Peace
John the Baptist’s father, Zechariah, gives a powerful prophecy of the coming of Jesus which speaks of God embracing the violence, injustice, and grief of the world with comfort, compassion and peace. In recent…
Dare to Imagine…the Goodness of God
In a world filled with pain and suffering, and a Church that often portrays God as angry and wrathful, our imagination of a good God can get stunted. Remembering that God is compassionate (“suffers…
The Best Cure for Worry Warts
There is much that we worry about—health, relationships, money, safety, climate change, lack of decency and civility in an increasing polarized society, etc. Instead of being “worry warts”, Jesus tells us to not be anxious,…
No Mere Mortals
C.S. Lewis said “There are no ordinary people. You have never met a mere mortal.” The prophet Elijah’s encounter with the widow of Zarephath reminds us that each person has God-given gifts to offer…
Saints Who Have Inspired Us
All Saints Day is a good time to remember our “cloud of witnesses”, those people who by their words and actions have inspired us on our faith journey with God and follow Jesus more…
Beggars All
Jesus’ encounter with blind Bartimaeus reminds us to approach God as a beggar, acknowledging that we are broken and imperfect people, in need of God’s mercy and grace. As we humble ourselves before God,…
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