Spiritual

Sunday Week 4 of Lent March 30, 2025 Luke 15: Today I’d like you to read the parable of the Prodigal Son four times. 1st be the son who takes half and leaves. Ponder how you feel—proud, sorry. Then be the father. Ponder how you feel—sad, anxious, loving. Then be the faithful son. Ponder how you […]

Saturday Week 3 of Lent March 29, 2025 Luke 18:14: “…for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled.” Everyone is talented in some way or the other. Talents are God-given gifts to be used to better the world. Not to use a gift is sinful, akin to hoarding. Yet self-aggrandizement, calling attention to what we’ve

Friday Week 3 of Lent March 28, 2025 Psalm 81 says; “I am the Lord your God, Hear my voice.” In today’s Gospel from Mark, Jesus quotes from the Shema Yisrael; “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is Lord alone!” As a nation, I fear that we have stopped listening. Not only to God’s

Thursday Week 3 of Lent March 27, 2025 Jeremiah: “They walked in the hardness of their evil hearts and turned their backs…to me.” The prophet, Jeremiah, could have been talking about the pseudo–God-fearing GOP (Greed Over People) who only appears to pay lip service. Would Jesus defund Medicare, stop reforestation projects, fire hard working family

Wednesday Week 3 of Lent March 26, 2025 Deuteronomy: “This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent people.” Really? Does the rest of the world think that of the US? How could a wise and intelligent people elect such a corrupt and venal leader? What can people with a conscience do to mitigate the

Tuesday Week 3 of Lent March 25, 2025 Luke: Today we get a taste of Christmas! The Solemnity of the Annunciation is today. Even the Gloria comes back! A young girl is pregnant! Shocking! How did her parents react? Was she judged by neighbors? Was she shunned? How do we react to unplanned uncomfortable circumstances?

Monday Week 3 of Lent March 24, 2025 Psalm 42: Today’s psalm speaks of thirsting and longing. For what do people thirst? What deep longing fills the soul? I’m guessing people want to be safe, secure, warm, healthy, respected, and loved—no matter their skin color, where they were born, how or if they worship. I’m

Sunday Week 3 of Lent March 23, 2025 Exodus: In our first reading, we meet up with a fugitive from justice, Moses. He had killed an Egyptian who was abusing an Israelite, then fled. He repented. God saw fit to use Moses—seeing talents hidden even from Moses himself. Do we see the promise in faces

Saturday Week 2 of Lent March 22, 2025 Micah:  Where do the sheep graze? Micah, the prophet, begs the Lord to forgive us and return us to rich pastures. How do we change? For what do we need forgiveness? Look around at our collective sinfulness, then get out and advocate for policy changes that protect our

Friday Week 2 of Lent March 21, 2025 Matthew 21:33-46 The tenants of the vineyard in today’s Gospel are expected to tend and care for it. They are only temporarily in possession of the vineyard. We are only temporarily given stewardship of the Earth. What will we leave behind for those who come after us?