Reflections (Page 3)

These passages describe a people who have lost their way and a man who cannot relinquish his lifestyle. Both speak to us in this moment.

Our readings today offer us a vision of biblical care for the stranger as well as a crituque of our modern economic structures.

In the face of something overwhelming, we might tend to constrict. But Jesus invites us to open up and offer what we can.

Just like the Israelites creaed false gods, we, too, lose our way and orient our lives around that which cannot satisfy. But return is always possible.

There are many times in the spiritual life when we are invited to trust in God - even if there is no immediate result or resolution.

The scriptures for today remind us that no matter where we go, we are in the house of God and must work to protect this house from the forces of death.

Beauty and joy are essential to the spiritual life. And we are invited to not put anything else above our response to God's kin-dom.

What I started to write for today was interrupted by the news that the United States had attacked Iran – taking us more deeply into that conflict alongside Israel. My heart broke when I heard the news. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), who has been an outspoken critic of the current administration, said that following the briefing that the Senate received on the strikes, he concluded that there was “no imminent threat…to the United States” that justified this action and said…

Our scriptural tradition invites us to act on our faith in the present moment - trusting our inkliings and intuition on behalf of justice and peace.

The Pentecost experience has much to offer us in our current moment as we seek the courage to transform our world.

Any authentic spiritual experience ushers us nto a new reality that has real and tangible impacts on our lives and in the world.

The life and witness of Fr. Jim Callan offers us a story of faithfulness to God's call to remain open and active in the world.