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My Attention Back to Jesus
Is anyone else oddly comforted by the disciples constantly misunderstanding Jesus or saying dumb things in the Gospels? I don’t mean in a way where you condescendingly enjoy their confusion...
A Sheep by Any Other Name
Multiple times in the Gospels, Jesus uses the example of shepherds and their relationship with their flock in parables in beautiful and intimate ways. You may know the story of...
Never Abandoned in Our Sorrows
I headed for the bathroom, tears streaming from my eyes. I’d finished off the box of tissues, and toilet paper was all that was left to dry the mess of...
Plenteous Mercy
The small red light above the door went dark indicating my turn had come. I entered the dim-lit room, knelt down, made the Sign of the Cross, and began. “Forgive...
Trusting Beyond Trauma
The power was out. We forgot to pay the electricity bill. An innocent mistake that could easily be used as an offering in solidarity with all those living without electricity...
Lord, Open My Lips
Speaking is not my strong suite. I fumble over words. I mix up terms that I know well and have a hard time articulating what I mean. I get scared...
A Time of Waiting and a Time of Now
Advent: a season of already, but not yet. A time of preparing for what we know has already happened. A comforting paradox filled with hope and anticipation. He is coming,...
Given by God for His Glory
I used to think humility meant never accepting a compliment or believing I was uniquely good at anything in particular. Being humble seemed like a command to recognize I wasn’t...
Do You Feel Like You're in the Thorns?
If worrying were a sport, I’d be in the Olympics. And I would take home the gold. From the time I was a child, I’ve had an anxious personality. So...
When You Feel like the 99 Left Behind
“Those aren’t from the cats.” I was referring to the cuts all over my little sister’s legs. The same cuts she had previously told my parents were from our pets....
