1st Tuesday of Advent December 3, 2024 Noah Symbol=Ark The sirens are blaring—a tornado is coming. The hurricane has intensified—you must evacuate now. A tsunami warning is issued—you must evacuate now. The fire jumped the break—you must evacuate now. The pathology report is dire—get your affairs in order now. When faced with death, in whatever form—lifestyle or […]
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1st Monday of Advent December 2, 2024 Adam and Eve. Symbol= Apples To desire knowledge and work toward gaining it are good and noble pursuits. But we must be careful about where we get our knowledge/information. Not all sources are equal or trustworthy. It is up to us to judge the validity of what we read or hear—what
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1st Sunday of Advent December 1, 2024 Creation. Symbol=Earth Terrifyingly cold and dark while relentlessly the ferocious roaring wind blew. Eternally vast was the nothingness, the lifelessness, the chaos. Yet, in an instant with a voice louder than the wind, goodness stronger than the cold, and love deeper than the darkness, God changed everything. God tamed the chaos
Dear followers, I am going to share a different type of Jesse Tree thought this year. These will not be for children. They are intended to be a bit hard hitting–a commentary on the state of the nation and world. I want us to wake up, get involved, and work to protect our democracy and
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We continue to explore Isaiah’s Suffering Servant Songs today. Holy Week is when we are reminded of the requirements of discipleship. It is not easy to live a faithful life as God’s servant. Read today’s psalm. It is Psalm 29. If you place yourself as the speaker, it will be hard to put the words
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Today we are presented with another excerpt from the Suffering Servant Songs. Isaiah says the Suffering Servant was called from the womb—formed specifically by God in the womb to be his servant. As I said yesterday, we too have a special task. We were formed specifically by God in our mother’s womb, just like Jesus
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Another of the 4 Suffering Servant Songs from Isaiah is presented today. It speaks of a person set aside for a major task. He/She will cure, free, and console people. A common practice when setting aside someone is to anoint them. Jesus is anointed in today’s Gospel by a woman at a dinner party. We,
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Today is a day of contradictions. Our 1st Gospel reading recounts how Jesus is hailed by the crowd as he rides into Jerusalem. They wave flowers or palm branches and call him the Son of David. Then we are reminded by the great prophet, Isaiah, what happened to the Suffering Servant of God, foreshadowing Jesus’ humiliation
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The prophet Ezekiel comforts the Israelites with God’s promise of becoming a united nation and dwelling peacefully in the Promised Land. Being an old farm girl, the image of tending a piece of land surrounded by friends is a heart-warming image. Where I live now, my husband and I tend a row in a community
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‘All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep,’ laments poor Jeremiah today. He really had a terrible life! Sometimes it is hard to find true friends; we get hurt or let down by those we thought were friends. We may feel like they are likely to pounce on any misstep.
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