Let us praise God for coming to us in Jesus Christ: Father, in the beginning, you spoke your creative Word and brought order out of chaos. Again, you spoke your creative Word and it became enfleshed in Jesus of Nazareth. The Holy Spirit renews us unto the image of Jesus Christ and leads us in […]
Sunday Reflection upon James 5:13-20 We yearn for the day when all will be healed and restored, but until then, we live in the brokenness of our biological existence that brings pain and growth, death and decay. We also live in a brokenness that requires the confession of our sins because of the way we […]
Let us pray that the Spirit of God be alive with us and among all people: God, you grant us the power to do mighty works but not the right to deny that power to others. We come before you confidently, for we have seen your likeness in Jesus Christ. We do not pray that […]
Sunday Reflection upon Psalm 1, Jeremiah & Mark’s Gospel The first Psalm contrasts the ways of those who “delight in the teaching of the Lord” with the way of the “wicked.” Psalm 1 points out that God watches over the righteous and judges the way of the wicked. The prophet Jeremiah lived through the downfall […]
Let us pray to God our Father who welcomes us into his kingdom through Jesus Christ: God our Father, you tenderly stoop down to us, fallible and limited people and your preference goes to children, the weak, and the humble. May we accept your Good News with the receptive attitude of children. Help us understand […]
