To truly make peace a lived reality, today.
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Are we willing to produce good fruit for the ‘long haul’?
If indeed humans have existed on this planet for 160,000 years, God definitely has “hung around” around with us, put up with a lot, loved us in spite of ourselves, and continues to grace and gift us without conditions and without limits.
Continue readingThis day, we enter fully into such woe
A reflection on the daily readings, for Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, by Father Perry. By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor + “O, woe is me …” This famous saying is thought, by many, to have originated in Shakespeare. […]
Continue readingYou must wash the feet of everyone
Jesus predicts, in a very indirect way, his coming death and shows this act of love as awareness and appreciation of his love and presence experienced in the now and predicted as a love and presence that would be eternally given.
Continue readingLetting the good bless us
Don’t perform in order to be praised and noticed. Do the good; serve others.
Continue readingGod gives good advice, but do we take it?
Since everyone at some time or another needs healing, presumably we are very lucky and no doubt very comforted with Jesus’ words.
Continue readingFasting much go much farther than just ‘giving up something’ for Lent
And fasting, the kind the Lord wants, repairs the heart and opens the heart to see with love, to be truly human and even divine.
Continue readingWe discover the power, grace of God in our own lives, actions
Becoming light and salt is a dual thing. We do it because it seasons and brightens the lives of others. But we also do it because in the becoming of light and salt, our own lives are changed.
Continue readingThe great teacher continues to guide our lives to justice, love
His healing power still makes us whole.
Continue readingWe are his hearts, hands in this world
Do we bring our Gifts and in the giving discover that we have been far more gifted?
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