And they’ll know we are Christians
Happy All Saints Day! It has been a whirlwind of getting back to school, going from hot to less hot weather, and celebrating the big and little things in life! A short reflection for this All Saints day -- as Christians we are called to be salt to the earth -- to add flavor. And I would like to suggest my favorite flavor -- joy! Joy is a way to recognize that we are sojourners in this world and that we anticipate something so great as to minimize what we experience here on earth. Joy can be manifested differently for ...
Be Opened
In today's Gospel Jesus encounters someone who cannot hear nor speak. His words of healing are not "Be healed", "Be fixed" or even "Work!" He says "Be opened" I pray for the same, Lord let me be opened to your love, your grace, your forgiveness, Your gifts, your cross, your lessons Your promise.. of eternal life! ...
The comfort of sheephood
Good shepherd Sunday was this past Sunday and I had a fun time teaching it to my kindergarten RE class. Most of the kids wanted to be wolves and attacked the poor sheep when the hires shepherd was there. I've always taken the message, Isn't it great that our Shepherd is there to guide us but haven't reflected as much on what it means to be a sheep. Sheep are just not strong, they're not independent... But they also have an unalterable trust in their leader. Recently I've had a few things come up that were just hard to figure ...
