Posture Check
DAILY GRACE March 21, 2020, Saturday in the Third Week of Lent Hello again everyone! Because of the social distancing these days I am sending out to you all a bit of “Daily Grace” to help us feel connected. I hope you find today’s devotion helpful. Sincerely, Pastor...
First . . .
DAILY GRACE March 20, 2020, Friday in the Third Week of Lent Hello again everyone! As I said in my post yesterday, in light of the strange new world we are now living in I thought it would be good to send out to you all a bit of “Daily Grace.” My prayer is that you...
The Moment of Our Visitation
March 19, 2020, Thursday in the Third Week of Lent Hello Everyone! In light of the strange new world we are now living in because of COVID-19 I thought it would be good to send out to you all a bit of “Daily Grace.” The same will be posted each day on my “Pastor’s...
An Easy Yoke and a Light Burden
Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for...
What Do You Think?
Scripture: Matthew 18:12-14 "What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over...
This Gift and Responsibility
Scripture: Luke 5:17-26 One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting near by (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to heal. Just then some men came,...
Stumbling on the Way….
Scripture: Matthew 9:27-31 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to...
Nothing Happens Unless . . .
Scripture: Matthew 7:21-27 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in...
The Sanctification of the Mind
Lectio: Mark 7:14-23 Meditatio: ". . . from the human heart . . . " Jesus' contemporaries highly valued external practices of purification, especially regarding clean and unclean foods. But Jesus tells his disciples that what goes into a person is not what defiles,...
Look
Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Lectio Mark 2:23-28 Meditatio "Look" Isn't it amazing how several people can look at the same event but see something entirely different? The Gospel recounts a day in the life of Jesus. "Jesus was passing through a field of...