And even if it is true that I have erred, my errors remain with me. — Job 19:4. I have never been a fan of the book of Job, despite it being one of the most analyzed book in the Hebrew Scriptures. I guess what bothers me is that it doesn’t seem quite fair even…
Spinning on a Planet
Just what are we doing here, spinning on a tilted planet swinging round a star? …. Perhaps in the end we can rediscover the reality of our home with a greater sense of wonder and a more mature appreciation. — N.J. Berrill, You and the Universe. As a child, I spent countless hours gazing at the…
Arise My Love
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. — Song of Solomon 2:10. I, somehow, passed over this verse in earlier readings, but it caught my eye this morning. At first read, one might think we are reading the beginning of a romance…
One Hell Of A Day
I woke up this morning, struck by the realization that nearly two-thirds of 2024 had slipped away. Suzy and I, so engrossed in our lives, had barely noticed the passage of time. Humans, tied to the Earth’s orbit, measure time by the journey’s around the Sun. But how does God, the creator of time, perceive…
Repentance
And they promised God saying, “Then God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life.” — Acts 11:18. When I make it to church, I recite a confession with the other parishioners that includes the words, “We humbly repent.” I have to admit that this recitation seems too easy to me. I…