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Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     While they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” … He took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which… Continue reading Divine kindness

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him,… Continue reading Courage

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might… Continue reading But now I see

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     I went to the desert last month. Not out west, but down in Boston. After her surgery, Beth was in the hospital for six days, and I stayed with her in her room and waited on her. For me it was a desert experience, a time… Continue reading Monotasking

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?… Therefore do not worry, saying, “What will we eat?’ or “What will we drink?’ or “What will we wear?” … But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these… Continue reading Strive first for the community

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.          — Matthew 5.34 One of these cold wintry days, it’s suddenly warm and gentle. You can enjoy it, or you can spend the day worrying that it’s… Continue reading Accepting what is

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless… Continue reading Light

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Violence never changes the world. It only adds to the wounds. Only nonviolence will heal us. Nonviolence is not passivity; it is more than “not fighting.” It is the transformative act of bringing the power of compassion to bear upon the world. It requires of us… Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. Wade in. Over your head. “Go out into deeper waters.” The river of the water of life flowing from the throne. “Fill the jugs with water.” The heavens torn open. “The water I give you will become a spring in you gushing up with infinite life.” Baptize me… Continue reading The baptism of our Lord

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,          who has looked with favor on me in my lowliness. The Mighty One has scattered the proud                   in the thoughts of their hearts. God has has brought down                   the powerful from their thrones,          and lifted up the lowly;… Continue reading Magnificat