Thursday, April 20, 2017

I just need it to be morning

I just need it to be morning!  We all go through long nights, long chapters of our lives in which we wait for the morning light.  This Easter, as always, we hear the Good News that morning has come and Christ is Risen!   
​The Gospel this morning is from Matthew 28:1-10.

Trouble Being Served

Jesus begins to wash his disciples feet.  Peter becomes very uncomfortable.  Why is this?  And why are we probably like Peter?  It is hard to think of being served and being loved by Christ  (John 13:1-35).

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Real prayer and real God

This Lent we've focused on prayer in a variety of ways:  praying in color, praying through home devotions and praying through the Catechism.  This week we hear one of the most raw prayers in the Bible, as Mary (not Jesus' mother) expresses her grief to Jesus (John 11:1-45).  The response of Jesus is a reminder that we are real with God, we discover who God really is.