Protected and Free

Jesus’ final prayer for his disciples in John 17* is simple:  protect them from evil, that they may be one as we are one.  Evil pervaded Jesus’ world as it does our world.  His death was, in great part, due to evil.  It doesn’t appear that he was protected from it.  What does he mean […]

Listen

I tapped a tuning fork on the table, and placed it to my ear.  More than hearing it, I felt it.  A chord plucked within me.  It entered at a level that made me wonder what other sounds wanted to introduce themselves.  It reminded me of the prayer I recently heard, spoken in a tongue […]

God Abides

I have a strong relationship with depression. There are days and weeks when I can feel as if the weight of the world is crushing me. These are isolating times when I can feel as if I am all alone and misunderstood, and yet I have learned that I am not alone in my feelings […]

Laying Down Your Life

If there is one thing the Resurrection shows us, it is God’s love. And if there is one thing I am called to as a child of God, it is to lay down my life for love of God and others. It sounds so simple, and we all know how hard it is. Some people […]