No Work On Sunday
“For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” // Matthew 12:8 “Mom,” my teenage son asked, “aren’t we supposed to rest and not work on Sunday?” I could...
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Rest In Him
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” // Matthew 11:28 I walk a dusty old path full of towering oaks and...
Getting To Know The Father
“[ . . . ] and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” // Matthew 11:27 I couldn’t wrap my...
Practicing Meekness
Take care you remain tranquil and do not fear; let not your courage fail. // Isaiah 7:4 My heart was smoldering, offended and angry at the words that had been...
Carrying Love’s Cross
“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does...
Letting Go of Control
He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts. // Mark 6:8 I listened to my friend and...
Truthful Insults
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of God rests upon you. // 1 Peter 4:14 I was voted the next Mother...
Speaking With the Help of the Holy Spirit
“[D]o not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say.” // Matthew 10:19 I...
Particular Provision
I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks. // Hosea 11:4 Saint Benedict, whose feast day...
Not Just A Pretty Face
Seek always the face of the Lord. // Psalm 105:4b “You’re really pretty—stunning, actually.” The statement surprised me as much as the person making it. But as I exited the...
Freedom From Thrift Store Idols
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the...
A Simple Touch
When the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose. // Matthew 9:25 When I think of many long nights when...
