She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” — John 8:11. Today’s passage is an example of Jesus’s unconditional love and forgiveness. Jesus doesn’t place conditions on his act of saving the woman from the crowd’s judgment. He doesn’t say, “I’ll save you if…
Majestic Forever
Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age. — Isaiah 60:15. This verse speaks to a common human experience – the pain of isolation, rejection, and the feeling of being utterly alone. While the verse uses language like “forsaken”…
No Particular Place To Go
The persistent rain and chill have woven a spell of introspection around me. The siren call of a long winter’s nap is strong, and while logic dictates this should be a period of heightened productivity for my writing, my mind instead drifts, a solitary traveler wandering through the landscape of memory. This inward journey is…
Break Every Yoke
Is not this the fast I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of a yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? — Isaiah 58:6. Isaiah’s fast puts my traditional Lenten Fast to shame. Isaiah’s fast exposes the superficiality of my giving up oatmeal raisin cookies every Lent.…
Winning
The confetti has settled, the roar of the crowd has faded, and the Eagles have hoisted the Super Bowl trophy. We celebrate their victory, a clear win defined by the final score. This resonates with our understanding of winning, ingrained from childhood games to adult competitions: a quantifiable measure, often points, time, or distance, declaring…