Mar 30, 2018 | Lent, prayer, racism
What evil has been done? came the question, but they were too enraged. His innocence was not worth more than their satisfaction, their safety, their righteousness. He must be guilty, because they must be good. Arrest him, they shouted. Let him be a lesson, they said,...
Apr 14, 2017 | communion, Jesus, justice, Lent, prayer
To die for life — what a laugh! To accept the kiss of betrayal — such foolishness! To save by suffering — only delusion! I cannot stand such shame — there is no glory in this, No glory in human death — since Cain, you have known this...
Mar 25, 2016 | Jesus, Lent, prayer
“Do you know what I have done to you?” You have retold my story, loving it like it was your own, changing it by your holy imagination. “Do you know what you have done to me?” We have co-opted your story, loving it like we were its heroes,...
Apr 3, 2015 | Jesus, Lent, prayer
You are true to your word even to the point of death. Who really does that anymore? You are the First and Last Word, the holy action and now: the brutal consequence. You are the Word that heals a salve from the tongue a welcome whisper in my ear You are the expression...
Jan 12, 2015 | Lent, liturgy, Monday Muse, worship
Barely into the season of Epiphany, it’s a little difficult to believe that Lent is just around the corner — but just around the corner it is, which puts Lenten preparations squarely on the “to do” list for many ministers these days. If...
