There is much noise; there is much static; there are many siren voices in our world today that distract us from being people of God. To live a holy life, as a disciple of Jesus, requires discerning his voice. Amount the many tools for voice discernment as weekly worship in community and daily individual prayer/reflection. These are the basics that enable us to hear the voice of Jesus speaking to our heart of hearts. We neglect them at our own peril.
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By virtue of our baptism, we all have been called into the ministry of priesthood. As members of the priesthood, we are to be a bridge between the entire creation and the creator; we are to connect earth and heaven; we are to enable God’s will to be done on earth as it is in…
Physical infrastructure binds us together as a community. Roads, bridges, railroads, airports, & harbors, are all outward & visible signs of an infrastructures health. Spiritual infrastructure is more difficult to see & to evaluate. Yet, as the people of God, the spiritual health of our planet is our ministry. The priesthood of all encourage us…
One of my favorite passages is Isaiah 40: 8: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. We are all temporary, on this earth fro only a limited time. We have received the baton of life from the hands of previous generations and we pass it on…
Sunday’s reading from the book of Numbers, describes the Hebrews following their flight from Egypt coming into a region of venomous serpents. Of course they blame Moses & God for their encounters, some of them being deadly. As a remedy, they are instructed to place a serpent on a pole & whenever snake bitten, to…
Paul’s Letter to the Church in Ephesus As we read the epistles addressed to emerging churches in cities of the Roman Empire, we are able to capture the spirit and concerns of the early followers of Christ. In those days, the religion that would eventually be known as “Christianity” was referred to simply as “The…
Readings – Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45, Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20: 1-16 Spaghetti and meatballs is one of my favorite meals. Spaghetti and meatballs. You see, we had spaghetti regularly growing up, family of Seven, five children. It was always meat sauce. Why? Because my mother knew there would always be complaining if there…