But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased. — Mark 9:13 …but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. — Matthew 17:12. Yesterday we discussed the transfiguration, and Jesus leading Peter, James, and John back down the mountain. The disciples don’t want…
Monday Before Ash Wednesday 2018
Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves, And he was transfigured before them, … Mark 9:2. Maybe the compilers of the liturgical calendar knew what they were doing. We read the Sunday before Ash Wednesday about the transfiguration. Jesus takes Peter, James, and…
Be A Prophet and ChangeMaker
A couple of weeks ago, the Reverend Dr. Luis Leon gave a sermon titled “Your Task: Be A Small Prophet.” This morning David Brooks with the N.Y. Times wrote an opinion piece entitled “Everyone A ChangeMaker.” I recommend you listen to Luis and read David’s column. They are certainly not about the same subject or…
Sacred Possibilities Always Exist In Our Lives
Sacred possibilities always exist in our lives. The goodness and the gentleness of the world are always there for us to appreciate. This is not a myth; it is actual fact. — “Sacred Outlook: The Practice of Vajrayogini,” in The Heart of the Buddha: Entering the Tibetan Buddhist Path, page 135. I am always overwhelmed how…
Our Connection That Brought Us To This Point
The cap on the acorn represents the parents who hold us and protected us until we are ready to separate and make it on our own. And the stem represents our connection to all the other oaks and acorns back over the years that brought us to this point today. Without their contributions this acorn…