In the Acts of the Apostles, we come across a behavior that is not quite self-explanatory.
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Toward Jerusalem
We disciples of Christ profess to follow the Lord Jesus– and this week in particular, we would follow Him to Jerusalem.
Never Alone (John 11:1-45)
One of the heaviest of feelings is the one of being alone. You hear it in the cry of an infant, and more generally you catch it in the forlorn look of any lonely person.
In Praise of Complaining! (Job 7:17; Mk 1: 29-31)
Job has the well-deserved reputation as a complainer. Throwing up his hands, he whines to God, “How long is this misery going to lasts, this drudgery, these troubled nights.” (Job 7:1-7)
The Call: Where and What? (Mk 1:14-20)
God’s Call is a theme that runs all through the Scriptures. Where does God’s call occur and to what does it summon us?
“Reaching Back”(Mark 1:11)
There’s a phrase which often enough appears in stories having to do with someone coming up against his or her limits.
Nativity Power
The Christmas gospel from St. Luke starts out on a theme of power, the political power of an absolute ruler, Caesar Augustus.
Setting the Stage (Mark 1:1-8)
I read an account of a high school boy who had, as the story title put it, “Made it Easier to be Honest.”
A Holy Nudge (Is 61; Jn 1:19-28)
One of my favorite words, both because of the way it sounds and what it connotes, is “nudge”
In The Mood (Mk 13:37)
We’ve all heard the term “mood music.” It refers to the power music has to set a tone, move us through different feeling states.
A Steadying Presence (Ps 128; Romans 8:35-39)
“God” is not just another word, but rather the designation of the overflowing reality at the heart of everything.
Given A Break (Ex. 22:20; Mt 22:38-40)
In his unaffected way, he was voicing a truth that runs across the whole length of the Bible and all down the avenues of our faith: “I give help because I have been helped.”
