Never too late

The story of blind Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, found in the gospel according to St. Mark, is one of my favorites.  Bart is one of the very few encounters of people along the way with Jesus that is identified by name.  Scholars suggest that this is because Bart became a disciple of Jesus and was…

Readings – Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 In 1774 Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor Richard’s Almanac the following — Tart words make no friends.                                                                                                   A spoonful of honey will catch more flies                                                                                   than a gallon of vinegar. We don’t need to take his word for it.  Vinegar, negativity, dehumanizing others,…

Readings: Deuteronomy 10:17-21; Psalm 145; Hebrews 11:8-16; Matthew 5:43-48 We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect                            union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the                              common defense, promote general welfare, and secure the blessings                         of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this                         constitution for…

Before the people of Israel ended their 40 years of wilderness wandering Moses addressed them on the east side of the Jordan River. They were about to enter the Promised Land, a land flowing with milk & honey. Yet, even across the Jordan River, in the Promised Land, their faith would be challenged. They would…

The collect for the last Sunday of our church year begins – “Almighty & Everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved son…” Years ago, I restored a dresser that had been painted over numerous times.  It took many hours of striping & sanding before it could be stained &…