A flame divided but undimmed. . . .
DAILY GRACE April 17, 2020, Friday in the Octave of Easter Hello Everyone! Yesterday the day got away from me and consequently I did not send out the “Daily Grace.” There will be some weekdays in the future when this happens, but I’ll do my best to keep it to a...
This is the night . . . .
DAILY GRACE April 15, 2020, Wednesday in the Octave of Easter Selection: The Exultet This is our Passover feast, when Christ, the true Lamb, is slain, whose blood consecrates the homes of all believers. This is the night when first you saved our fathers: you...
Darkness Vanishes Forever
DAILY GRACE April 14, 2020, Tuesday in the Octave of Easter Selection: The Exultet Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor, radiant in the brightness of your King! Christ has conquered! Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes forever! Meditation...
“Rejoice, heavenly powers!”
DAILY GRACE April 13, 2020, Monday in the Octave of Easter Hello Everyone, This week I have chosen an ancient poem of the church called The Exultet for our meditation. Each day we will reflect on a few lines of the poem to enjoy the great truth of the resurrection. A...
I Thirst . . .
DAILY GRACE April 10, 2020, Good Friday Hello Everyone, The Scripture for today, Good Friday, is quite lengthy and so I am not going to set it out here. I encourage you however to read it . . . in its entirety . . . slowly, meditatively, prayerfully. No “Daily...
In Very Intimate Ways
DAILY GRACE April 9, 2020, Maundy Thursday Hello Everyone, I wish we could all be celebrating Maundy Thursday together this evening, but the following devotion may help us to remember when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet and broke bread with them around a Passover...
Moment by Moment
DAILY GRACE April 8, 2020, Wednesday of Holy Week Hello Everyone, It is difficult for all of us to not be able to observe Holy Week as we usually do. I hope that these bits of “Daily Grace” are at least helping to keep us in tune with the momentous events that took...
Distressing Sadness
DAILY GRACE April 7, 2020, Tuesday of Holy Week Scripture: John 13:21-33, 36-38 When he had said these things, Jesus was greatly distressed in spirit, and testified, “I tell you the solemn truth, one of you will betray me.” The disciples began to look at one another,...
You Do Not Always Have Me
DAILY GRACE April 6, 2020, Monday of Holy Week Scripture: John 12:1-11 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table...
Belief and Unbelief
DAILY GRACE April 3, 2020, Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent Hello Everyone, We have been meditating on sections from John’s Gospel since I began this “Daily Grace” series. We will continue to do so right up through Easter. John’s Gospel was written in a highly-charged...