“The truth about God must be spoken. This is how God began creation, by unmuting God’s self and speaking life into existence. “Whatever the Trinity wants from creatures or creation, God does it through words-efficacious, non-violent words.” Words that destabilize and...
“Dear God, bind up the wounds of all that suffer from gun violence. Those maimed and stifled. Those left alone and grieving. Those who struggle to get through one more day. Bless them Lord with your presence. Help them with your hope. Dear Lord, for all lives...
“One thing we can feel confident in is that we can have hope for our future. Regardless of what happens, God has given us a path to follow. It will be hard at times and emotional at other times, but it’s going to be filled with so many good things and blessings....
“… I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they don’t communicate with each other, and they don’t communicate with each other because they are...
“The hateful and abusive can only occupy seats of power for a season. They know in their gut that the clock is ticking. That is the message of Easter. The great millstone of time turns slow but it grinds fine. That is God’s way. Easter isn’t a one time historical...
Jehovah Jireh “You are Jireh, You are enough And I will be content in every circumstance You are Jireh, You are enough Forever enough/Always enough/More than enough I don’t wanna forget how I feel right now On the mountaintop I can see so clear what it’s...
“Just when it appears that we’ve done our worst- or the worst in us has won… Easter! You can’t kill God! The message of Easter is a defiant message. Easter, accurately rendered is more like, you can’t kill God, na na, na, na na na! Why do we kill the things that try...
“You THINK you have this death thing right. You think that life is a small pebble in the dark river of death. You are wrong. Death is a small pebble in the raging river of life. You are going from earthly life to a better life, and death doesn’t consume...
O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquillity the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were...
Jesus entered the big city, on a donkey, folks waving branches as he passed. This spectacle, they thought, would immediately begin a new world order. Weirdly, Palm Sunday makes me remember when Pope Francis visited President Obama. They greeted one another on a tarmac...
