Do I dare disturb the universe? — T.S. Eliot. It is hard to imagine a poet disturbing the universe, but look who did: 1. A Lawyer –Gandhi. 2. A Tiny Nun –Mother Teresa. 3.A Bus Rider –Rosa Parks. The list could go on forever. And don’t forget the carpenter who this Lent thin is all about —…
Month: March 2018
I Don’t Have Enough Time
I would meditate but I don’t have enough time. — Me. How often have I said the above to myself? Then I realize I need a better perspective. Just like the only difference between a good day and a bad day is my perspective. I can endure and suffer through my day, or I can…
Do Not Press Me To Leave You
Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; — Ruth 1:16. As we travel on our Lenten journey Ruth’s famous words to her mother-in-law come to mind, and her loyalty to her family is worthy of a meditation or two. I have written a…
The Garden of Eden Revisited
During my morning meditation I had a weird thought. (Many of you probably think I have lots of weird thoughts.) Maybe Adam and Eve weren’t expelled from the garden of eden, but the garden was actually expanded to include the entire earth, and we as humans were charged to keep, till, and nurture God’s creation?…
A Letter of Paul To Philemon
I don’t think I’ve ever heard a sermon based on the Paul’s letter to Philemon. The letter is a mere twenty-five verses, and is a request from Paul to his friend Philemon to take back his runaway slave, Onesimus, and treat him as a “brother.” History doesn’t tell us how Philemon responds or whether Onesimus…