Fasting (Matthew 6:16-18)

Don’t you love the difference choosing one word can make? One word makes things optional. One word makes them expected. One word makes you think about the perhaps. One word makes you think about the procedure. One word is about whether. One word is about how. One word is “if”. One word is “when”. Jesus […]

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Lord’s Prayer: Please take care of me (Matthew 6:12-13)

“You aren’t going to leave me, are you?” When you are getting to know someone too good to be true, you have questions. You acknowledge their greatness. You ask them for help. You acknowledge your weakness. As you are starting to relax a bit, you are suddenly seized with fear. What if they aren’t going […]

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A prayer for the fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

God. We come to you today aware that we are not perfect. We hate to say that out loud, not because we think we are perfect, we know we are not.But when we say it out loud, we are a little afraid that you or someone else will say, “It’s about time you noticed.”And will […]

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Looking for the beauty

Winter in North America… grey skies, cold temperatures, beige-brown fields, grey piles of snow. It’s easy to look at what we see and not be aware of hidden realities. That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and […]

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