Lent (Page 16)

Jesus invites us to think more deeply than the conventional wisdom of our day

God wants us to pray as if everything depends on God

God offers Jonah a second chance to do what needs to be done. Just like God offers that to us.

What we say and fail to say matters

God identifies Gods-self with the least among us

Our work in Lent is to remember what Gid has done for us and tune in to God's plan.

We are called to heal and repair what is broken in the world

God desires prayer and religious practices that effect change in the world

April 5 Readings – Acts 2:14, 22-33; Mt 28:8-15 OK, OK, I know that Easter was yesterday and that the blog was supposed to end.  But two things.  First, I will really miss writing a daily blog and secondly, Easter Monday is a thing. Growing up Catholic (and in a strong ethnic French-Canadian church), we celebrated Easter Monday as a part of the Easter experience, and in many countries it is actually a holiday.  So here’s one last reflection as…

April 3 Readings – ACTS 10:34A, 37-43; COL 3:1-4; JN 20:1-9 It’s hard to believe we have reached the end of our Lenten journey together.  I want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you who have been faithfully (or unfaithfully) reading this blog, commenting and offering your own insights.  I have really appreciated the dialogue that this has created, and I was touched that so many of you offered your own lives, joys and challenges to me…