23
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #30
Luke tells us that upon arriving in Jerusalem, Jesus wept over the city, saying, “If only you had recognized on this day the things that make for peace!” (Luke 19:42) […]
22
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #29
There is this perplexing little exchange that takes place between Jesus and a rich man as Jesus makes his way to Jerusalem. In response to the man addressing him as […]
20
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #28
I’ve been going over the Lord’s prayer with the children in worship during Lent, and tomorrow I come to the verse, “But deliver us from evil.” I must admit, it […]
19
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #27
Yesterday I drove out to visit my mother who lives in an assisted living community in Pennsylvania. At 87, my mother is doing okay, though she grows increasingly frail with […]
18
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #26
Another incident that occurs in the latter part of the Gospel story involves the diciples James and John, the brothers Zebedee. They approach Jesus just before they reach Jerusalem to make a request. “You […]
17
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #25
Even as Jesus sets his face towards Jerusalem, he maintains his capacity to see people as individuals. I’m thinking here of Zaccheus, the rich taxcollector, as well as Bartimeaus, the […]
16
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #24
The past few days have been particularly dreary and distressing, weather wise: gray skies, rain and flooding, dangerous winds. It was impossible not to have our moods effected. Today, however, […]
15
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #23
In the first half of the Gospels, Jesus wanders about Galilee, seemingly free to go wherever he is invited, healing the sick, attending parties, making food and drink multiply in […]
13
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #22
So I’ve been writing these reflections for 22 days now. It has been for me the one definitive Lenten undertaking of my life. I haven’t managed to pray or eat […]
12
Mar
Lenten Reflection Day #21
It is important to remember that we exist in bodies. That may seem like an utterly (uh duh!) obvious observation, but the fact of the matter is that we oftentimes […]
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