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Answer the Question Jesus Asks
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?” // John 5:5-6...
Help Me, God
I praise you, Lord, for you raised me up. // Psalm 30:2 “This is the Lentiest Lent that ever Lented,” my dear friend declared, way back at the beginning of...
A Shout of Praise
“Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let...
You Can Have It
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. // Hosea 6:6 One giant cinnamon roll sat between two steaming cups of...
A Simple Yes
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” // Luke 1:38 The Lord has convicted me of my...
Return With Your Whole Heart
Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, for I am gracious and merciful. // Joel 2:12 Today’s readings are so abundant I wasn’t sure where...
What Our Actions Teach
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches...
Journey Toward Love
Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not...
Grace for the Ordinary
[I]f the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it? All the more now, since he said to you, ‘Wash and be clean,’ should...
Ashes and Shame
At that moment his disciples returned, and were amazed that he was talking with a woman, but still no one said, “What are you looking for?” or “Why are you...
The State of Your Heart
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. // Matthew 1:24 You probably already know this, but...
Your Heart's Yearnings
Here comes that master dreamer! Come on, let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns here; we could say that a wild beast devoured him. We...
