Tag Archives: eternal life

Alleluia!

Yesterday afternoon I officiated at a memorial service.   We were small in number but abounding in spirit.  Funerals for people that live long lives tend to be that way and there’s an intimacy to them that’s hard to achieve … Continue reading

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Revelation (of divine love)

A friend once told me of a mission trip that he made to a South American country. One evening, he and his companions were gathered around a fire in a small Andean village, and someone asked each person to name … Continue reading

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Exhaltation of the Holy Cross

Today in the life of the church we celebrate not a person so much as a thing: the cross.  The liturgical color for today is red, the color for martyrs.  We celebrate the Holy Cross today because back in 335 … Continue reading

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Amazed and Afraid

“They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.”  Mark 10:32a The gospel passage for Morning Prayer today comes from Mark.  And in this … Continue reading

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