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Psalm 105:15: God's Anointed

Psalm 105:15: God’s Anointed Monday, November 6, 2023 We have spent time with this psalm before and today we take a deeper look. Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm. How do we define faithfulness? Do we admire our ability to hang on no matter what? Are we stubborn to a fault in our persistence to see something through? Do we waver and zigzag in order to gain ground? Or do we…

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John 2:1-12: Water and Wine

John 2:1-12: Water and Wine Saturday, July 8, 2023 Jan Vermeyen: The Marriage Feast at Cana “Do Whatever he tells You” This brief but important story tells us a great deal about Jesus’ relationship with his mother and so it bears re-reading. When we begin to believe that we have lived beyond life’s rewards, we must remember the words of the wedding guest to the host: “You have kept the best…

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Nehemiah 9: Confession - Part III

Nehemiah 9: Confession – Part III Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 As we enter Holy Week with the celebration of Palm Sunday, we remind ourselves that human history has the unmistakable pattern of flight and return. We flee when we sense danger. We shrink to hide when we are overwhelmed. We reject the story before us that reminds us of our shortcomings. But the powerful story of the coming week is…

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Nehemiah 9: Confession - Part II

Nehemiah 9: Confession – Part II Saturday, April 1, 2023 As we prepare for Palm Sunday and the coming celebration of Easter, we return to some Christmastide meditations from 2011. Yesterday we understood the dichotomy of Christ’s birth story. Today we visit a chapter in the life of Israel that invites us to explore its two-sided story, a chapter of flight and return.  The Israelites gather to…

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Ezekiel 4: Inevitable

Ezekiel 4: Inevitable  Saturday, March 25, 2023 Michelangelo: Ezekiel When we sink into feeling that evil overpowering good is inevitable, we must pause to realign ourselves with the goodness of the Easter sacrifice of Christ. When we give in to bullies and stand away from those with whom we might form solidarity against the crushing power of corruption, we must rely on the Spirit. When we find…

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Matthew 12: A Decision to Confront Evil

Matthew 12: A Decision to Confront Evil Friday, March 24, 2023 James Tissot: The Pharisees Question Jesus We considered Matthew 12 during Advent a number of years ago and today, as e move toward the great celebration of Easter, we understand that as we move toward conversion we must do more than reflect and pray. We must take action.  The Pharisees are familiar figures in the Easter story and…

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Matthew 11: Remembering an Evil Generation

Matthew 11: An Evil Generation Thursday, March 23, 2023 Paolo Veronese: Jesus Healing the Servant of a Centurion The New American Bible designates this portion of Matthew’s Gospel: Opposition from Israel.  Today and tomorrow we will examine Chapters 11 and 12 to discover more fully Jesus’ role in Israel. We will prepare more deeply for the Easter story and the arrival of the Spirit that brings…

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Jonah 2: A Prayer from The Belly

Jonah 2: A Prayer from the Belly of the Whale Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Jonah and the Whale: Folio from a Jami Tavarikh (Compendium_of_Chronicles) Yesterday we reflected on this short but crucial portion of Jonah’s story; why does he offer a prayer of thanksgiving when he finds himself devoured by a whale?  Enter the words Jonah in the Belly of the Whale and then join Jonah in his prayer . .…

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Jonah 2: A Journey into the Belly of the Whale

Jonah 2: A Journey into the Belly of the Whale Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Pieter Lastman: Jonah and the Whale When the Pharisees and teachers of the law challenge Jesus in Matthew 12 and Luke 11 about his authority and ask him for a sign, Jesus points out the wickedness of this demanding approach to miracles, and he says that the only sign they will receive is the sign of Jonah. Today we look at an…

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Numbers 9:15-23: God's Presence in our Desert Moments

Numbers 9:15-23: God’s Presence in Our Desert Moments Monday, March 20, 2023 Caravan in the desert, Mongolia We have entered the closing weeks of our desert experience, a time when we anticipate the renewing strength of the Passion experience and the nourishing stories we hear in the Eastertide liturgies. In those times when we struggle to move through the wash of negative news, we must remember…

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Romans: Salvation at Last

Romans: Salvation at Last

Romans: Salvation at Last Holy Saturday, April 16, 2022  We have traveled through the closing chapters of Jeremiah’s prophecy and we have examined his words of wisdom and patience. God’s plan happens in God’s time at God’s pace. We have probed history and seen how God’s grace and providence turn all harm into good. The Spirit’s love is inscrutable and makes all things possible. We have journeyed…

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Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered - Part VI

Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part VI

Jeremiah 50-52 Good Friday, April 15, 2022 Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part VI We have read the prophecies against the conquerors. We have witnessed the rebellion and grave misfortune of Zedekiah. We have seen walls tumble as cities are invaded. Families perish when famine sets in. We have gone into exile with Jehoiachin and his people. And we stumble into Babylon, weeping for our losses and…

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Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered - Part V

Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part V

Jeremiah 50-52 Holy Thursday, April 14, 2022 Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part V Finally, after an onslaught of horror and tragedy on the battlefield, deliverance arrives. At last, after families are forever destroyed and trauma sets in for generations, favor is shown. Finally, after buildings that once sheltered those who yearned to live in peace are now demolished, and places of refuge and…

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#deliverance #Jehoiachin #mourning into joy

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Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered - Part IV

Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part IV

Jeremiah 50-52 Holy Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part IV We have looked at how the conquerors become the conquered and we have considered that through the lens of Christ we see God’s wrath as God’s love. We have also considered what we believe we see through this accounting. Today we continue to explore Jeremiah’s prophecy as we discover and affirm what it is we believe.…

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#blessings #grace #mourning into joy

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Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered - Part III

Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part III

James Tissot: The Ark Passes Over the Jordan Jeremiah 50-52 Holy Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part III As we continue to explore the historical appendix in Chapter 52 describing the fall of Jerusalem to the Chaldeans (Babylonians), we find details of what happens to the Jewish leadership.  The description is simple but in places horrific, reading like a newspaper report…

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#God&039;s love #renewal

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Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered - Part II

Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part II

Jeremiah 50-52 Holy Monday, April 11, 2022 Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part II Today we continue our study of thoughts on empire and conquerors as we explore words from the prophet Jeremiah to the suffering people of a fallen kingdom. The conquering Babylonians now suffer in the way they had inflicted suffering on others. 51:30 – Babylon’s warriors have ceased to fight, they remain in their…

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#God&039;s love #renewal

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Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered - Part I

Jeremiah 50-52: Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part I

The Golden Ark Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022 Jeremiah 50 – 52 Babylon Shall Be Delivered – Part I As we enter the holiest week of the liturgical calendar, and as we consider the state of war in Europe and other locations around the globe, let us reflect on the lessons of human history and what happens to imperialist thinkers and invading forces.  Footnotes will tell us that the Greek translation…

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