Easter
Sharing the Good News – Matthew 28: 1-15 28 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on…
Station 1 and 2 – Teresa C. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested John 18:1-11 18 After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2 Now…
Death and other inconveniences Last week, I fell into one of the traps of Christianity. When striving to love the world that God loves (Marcus Borg), to live a compassionate life inspired by Jesus, it’s easy to make our faith into a to-do list, a never-ending, tiring, attempt to do-as-God-does. In a recent discussion, Douglas…
It was my pleasure and privilege to lead a memorial service yesterday for Sean, Tom and Linda’s oldest son. He died a few weeks ago suddenly and unexpectedly. He was only 49 years old. Now, I didn’t know Sean but after listening to wonderful stories shared by Tom and Sean’s brothers and sisters it was obvious that I missed an opportunity to know a wonderful man, a great friend and a compassionate human being.
Sometimes it is easy to love, the baby that is first placed in our arms, that has been planned for and has grown within us for nine months and waited with wonder and anticipation to arrive. But what if they cry all the time and require constant care, or do not turn out the way we had hoped they would or make choices as they get older that we abhor. Is it easy to love then?[…]
