Lent

I remember being out in Portland, OR, visiting my brother and his family a few years back. I had gone for a run and came upon an incredibly gorgeous display of roses in a place called Peninsula Park (not too far from their house). It was stunning. So stunning, in fact, that I  needed to go back the next day just to try to take it all in. I liken Easter Monday to be pretty similar. The reality of what…

On Easter Sunday, we embrace the possibility of new beginnings and new life as we move in the world to carry on God's work.

On Holy Saturday we sit with all the situations in our lives that bring disorientation and discouragement. And we wait.

On Good Friday we connect with all of the pain and brokenness of the world as we seek to bring healing to all that remains unhealed.

On Holy Thursday, Jesus 'flipped the script' on power and status and washed the feet of his disciples - inviting us to do the same.

The figure of Judas has been much maligned. Yet he offers us much to reflect on in the spiritual life and the world.

Our readings today highlight the fact that people let us down and disappoint us. We are called to love anyway.

Jesus tells his disciples that the poor will always be with them. How do we understand what this might mean for us today.

In our reading today, Jesus is hailed as a "king" by the crowds. but he is not the kind of king that everyone was expecting.

Ezekiel articulated a dream of a safe and secure world for Israel. May we work for a safe, secure world for everyone.

There is much suffering in life that we don't understand - especially when there is some form of relational rupture.

God changes Abram's names to reflect a new reality. So, too, do we embrace as new reality as we call ourselves a child of God.