And for you and me the reader, this almost spoken secret becomes the very revelation of Jesus and his works.
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Seeing ourselves as happy souls doing God’s will
And maybe we all need a little of Eli in our lives, too. Maybe we need to share with one another our own experiences of God, and our own growth in listening and surrendering so that others might learn it, too.
Continue readingAn extraordinary story is promised
Uh oh! This, undoubtedly, would one day be his downfall.
Continue readingEven after two millennia, we talk about God’s kingdom being present now and here
And it will also come about finally at the end of time.
Continue readingBe the disciples, apostles you’ve been baptized to become
As you are called, now you are sent!
Continue readingRemain faithful to God, and be saved
Better to open to God’s love and grace, and presence and Spirit, and at all times to walk with the Lord, the God of all creation.
Continue readingA brief commentary on death
King Antiochus faced his coming death with questions and answers that left him in dread.
Continue readingThe faithful suffer, but Jesus liberates
And so a blind man hears of Jesus’ presence nearby, and nothing and no one could stop him from crying out louder and louder and louder until he was heard by Jesus, in spite of the many attempts by many to silence him.
Continue readingWe give, but why?
Is it to give thanks to God for all he has given? Is it so we can be paid back in special favours? Is it to be recognized? Or is it because we have discovered that Jesus’ words are absolutely true?
Continue readingPrayer is a demonstration of our faith, hope
It is our praying and our constant willingness to engage and be engaged that keeps our spirit open and searching and seeking and waiting, and looking for that grace and love of God always present, but not always recognized on our part.
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