ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA
“And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.” – Mt. 28:9
A silent alleluia visited me, just enough to shift me into gratitude.
ARE WE THERE YET?
Today is the day of no Eucharist, the day of entombment, the day of only death.
What if today I let that hurt speak a little louder, a little longer, rather than rushing myself along to the Resurrection?
I TOO, THIRST
“Jesus said, ‘I thirst.’” Jn. 19:28
How can I respond to this love that I am experiencing?
LOVE FALLING ON MY FEET
“[He] began to wash the disciples' feet…” – Jn. 13:5
Thank you, Jesus, for your humble gesture.
LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY...
“The Lord God is my help, therefore I am not disgraced...” – Is. 50:7
Help me enter, more fully, your communion of love, with hands and hearts wide open to receive your love as well as others'.
PROMISES OF LIFE
“The house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.” – Jn. 12:3
How can I taste, smell, and feel the presence of Christ today?
A DRAMATIC INVITATION
I struggle to celebrate Palm Sunday and enter Holy Week. My head want to declare ... my heart resists ...
SWAN SONG
“I will make with them a covenant of peace; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them.” –Ez. 37:26
“What do you think? That he will not come to the feast?” – Jn. 11:56
Jesus receives me as I am...
REMINDERS OF LOVE
“I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side! Denounce! Let us denounce him!’” – Jer. 20:10
I am invited to listen to a gentler voice that says I am loved.
GOD’S UNWAVERING PRESENCE
"I will maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God of your descendant after you." – Gn. 17:7
God's words are his vows, made lovingly while he beholds his beloved creations.
SLAVERY AND FREEDOM
“I give you my assurance, everyone who lives in sin is the slave of sin.” – Jn. 8:34
If you live according to my teaching, you are truly my disciples; there you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
WAITING IN TRUST
"The people complained against God and Moses, ‘Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water?’" – Nm. 21:5
We are invited to let go and wait in trust in God's promise to a greater life.
LOVE AND MERCY
"Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin anymore." Jn. 8:1-11
Lent is a time when we can sit in awe of God’s love and mercy.
BRAVING YES
“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” – Jn. 11:25-26
Sometimes what looks like the end might just be the beginning.
AN APRIL FOOL
“Yet I, like a trusting lamb led to slaughter, had not realized that they were hatching plots against me.” - Jer. 11:19
Regardless of the foolish choices I make, God is always with me.
THE BROKENHEARTED
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.” – Ps. 34:19
Even in the deepest darkness, God is still present.
MAKING IT REAL
“[John the Baptist] was a burning and shining lamp, and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light. But I have testimony greater than John’s.” Jn. 5:35-36
Sharing our love and joy makes our faith real.
OUR SECURITY IS ROOTED IN GOD’S LOVE
"But Zion said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me.’ Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you." – Is. 49:14-15
Lent is an invitation for a more whole-hearted “yes”.
DO YOU WANT TO BE HEALED?
“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?’” – Jn. 5:6
Yes, I want to be healed; we all do. But how much do I want it? How attached am I to my illness?