December 8th, 2019, Second Sunday of Advent, YR A
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Each of […]
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Each of […]
“But about that day and hour no one knows…” Welcome to the Season of Advent! I love Advent. The old year passes away, as the new year comes. Change is in the air. We […]
“By your endurance you will gain your souls.” So there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that Jesus is coming back. That is good news. A […]
God is not God of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive. Luke 20: 27-38 I have a dream. I have had the same […]
“…so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you…” Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. It […]
“Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt.” A text for our time. This is a very simple story […]
“I lift up my eyes to the hills * from where is my help to come?” This is about prayer, this verse from Psalm 121. So is our reading from Genesis […]
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, oh Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Ps 111–I will give thanks to […]
“If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.” I […]
“If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.” I am glad that this morning’s lectionary is […]