Tag Archives: forgiveness

Joy? Not so much – but God does make me smile

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Trinity Seasons

12 You have turned my wailing into dancing; * you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy. 13 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; * O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for … Continue reading →

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Praying forward my way forward

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Trinity Seasons

I greeted this new day with resolutions on my mind having preached yesterday about the coming Feast of the Epiphany and how we might take some time in these last days of Christmas to get in touch with how we stay in … Continue reading →

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Before the Holy One we are cleaned from the inside out

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

The gospel teaching today in Luke is told also in Mark. And there’s not much variation from the theme – the same vocabulary, the same location, dynamic, and truth. The pericope is titled “The Man with the Unclean Spirit.”  When you … Continue reading →

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Getting down to the heart of the matter…forgiveness?

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

The Old Testament readings from the lectionary the past few weeks began in the first chapter of Job and trots the reader through chapter by chapter like a world-class tennis match.  Job on one side, friends on the other in the … Continue reading →

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Steadfast, relentless love

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Trinity Seasons

My son and I were working on a fix-it project the other day.  The interest and capability to fix things around the house, in the car, all things mechanical or things that require assembly – well, that I inherited from my … Continue reading →

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…the Father is in me and I am in the Father

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Trinity Seasons

38But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand* that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.’ (John 10) Richard Rohr,  a Franciscan … Continue reading →

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The earth groans

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Trinity Seasons

Today’s excerpt from Paul’s letter to the Romans brought to mind a TED talk recently shared with me by my son – my son, the rancher.  He is presently employed by a fully operational and profitable “teaching” ranch (like teaching … Continue reading →

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Your God is Too Small, Javert…way bigger than just the Stars you see

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Trinity Seasons

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 2, 26; Isaiah 49:13-23; Matthew 18:1-14 ; PM Psalm 19, 126; Isaiah 54:1-13; Mark 10:13-16 The story of Jean Valjean has not left me since yesterday’s pauses in the readings that recalled Les Miserables. Amongst all the … Continue reading →

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Who am I?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Trinity Seasons

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 97, 98; Proverbs 8:22-30; John 13:20-35 PM: Psalm 145; Isaiah 44:1-8; 1 John 5:1-12 Victor Hugo’s epic novel, Les Miserables first published in 1862 quickly and deservedly became a must-read for any student of literature and … Continue reading →

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Demons, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Forgiveness – Tough Stuff

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Trinity Seasons

I find this passage of Matthew very hard to rightly unpack.  As I read it, I realize I am distracted, not by what Jesus is teaching but by the way it is reported.  I hear the scribe behind the scenes.  … Continue reading →

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