Archive for February 2016

Triumphant losing  Please read 1 Corinthians 15:42-49  It was the beginning of my midlife years, the time in life when playing sports begins to get difficult. One is slower, less…

Walking in the light  “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”  John 8:12  When Susan…

Where is your quiet space?  Be still, and know that I am God.”  Psalm 46:10  A couple sent a Pack ’n’ Play portable crib to their friends who had been…

We can serve  In the 10th chapter of Mark we read, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; but to serve, and to give His…

Lifting my eyes to God our Father  I will lift up my eyes to the hills from which cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven…

Reflection: The Garden of Gethsemane —  Digging our roots into God  And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible,…

Reflection: The Wadi Qelt — Letting go of this world’s idols  Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted…

God’s gifts of faith, hope and love  And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.  1 Corinthians 13:13  When I was 10,…

Walking the Lenten road with Jesus  He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy…