GOOD FRIDAY: DEATH AND THE CROSS

Simon Peter said to him, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ Jesus answered, ‘Where I am going, you cannot follow me now; but you will follow afterwards.’ Peter said to him, ‘Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.’ Jesus answered, ‘Will you lay down your life for me? VeryContinueContinue reading “GOOD FRIDAY: DEATH AND THE CROSS”

AGAIN I WILL SAY, REJOICE!

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.[PHILIPPIANS 4:4-6 NRSVUE] I’ve been spending a lot of time at funerals lately. Over theContinueContinue reading “AGAIN I WILL SAY, REJOICE!”

MONDAY OF ADVENT 2

[Jesus said to the Sadducees:] “And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is God not of the dead, but of the living.”MATTHEW 22:31-32 Advent – Day 9Monday, DecemberContinueContinue reading “MONDAY OF ADVENT 2”