I went to visit a woman who had been found on a park bench and brought to our shelter by the police. A shelter worker became her advocate, and helped her get the five years of social security back pay that she was owed by the government. The worker helped her find a small apartment, … Continue reading Luke 11:14-54 An Empty House Swept and Put in Order
When my mother was in the hospital, I disliked the chaplains who came to pray beside her bed. Some of them were friends, and they only meant to do good, to be loving and kind.But they kept asking God for things. For her healing, for guidance for the doctors - all practical and needful things. … Continue reading Luke 11:1-13 The Holy Spirit will be given to you
If I could look through the eyes of God, I would see each person completely. I would know their sorrows and their fears, and, tellingly, all their little mundane moments. I would know the smell of them and the way their body feels when standing, and would ride the currents of worry and joy that … Continue reading Luke 10:21-42 There is need for only one thing
First, let me introduce you to Andrew Hudgins’ poem, “Two Strangers Enter Sodom.” Two Strangers Enter Sodom by Andrew Hudgins Those who’d seen them told the others, and we gathered at Lot’s doorsills to watch them eat. They had just dipped their fingers into lentils and their slender fingers glistened with grease. Lot bathed their … Continue reading Luke 10:1-20 Responding to Beauty and Mystery
When Jesus comes down the mountain, he is not meek and mild. He seems to chastise a parent whose son is possessed. He rebukes the disciples for wanting to consume the Samaritan village with fire. Set against this is his kindness to a little child, his refusal to ostracize exorcists who aren’t in the in-group. … Continue reading Luke 9:28-62 The Transfiguration
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