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Continued from yesterday: Our reading for Sunday starting with the words of Jesus: “Do not be afraid.” But the sentence Jesus said before that is worth reading. “Seek God’s kingdom and all these things will be added to you. Do not be afraid, little flock, for your father has been pleased to give you the […]

I knock on the door before I walk into hospital rooms. Often when I knock, the people in the room look up with anticipation. Family members stand up. Sometimes they say, “Doctor.” They have been waiting for news, sometimes for hours. As soon as they see someone older, not in a uniform, they assume that […]

God. We know that this life we see is not all there is. We read that in the Bible.We hear that from our friends.We believe it most of the time.We want to have confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.There is what we see and what we cannot.There […]

God. I know. It’s Friday. And I only write prayers here on Sunday. But today a friend is leading a funeral and everyone there will be, as they should be, heart-broken. And I think maybe other friends are at another funeral. And everyone I hear from, it seems, has loss and fatigue. I know that’s […]

I started talking about greed, gratitude, and generosity on Monday. I talked about the story Jesus told about a guy with surplus on Tuesday. Today, we’re finishing the story. +++ The man thought that the point of life was accumulating stuff. The more stuff, the better life. Let’s go back to the question. “What should […]