Today

This day, . . . Today . . .  If an observant Jew were to ask God which day is his favorite, he might expect the answer to be Saturday, the day that God rested. A Christian might expect the answer to be Sunday, the day of the resurrection. But God’s favorite day is...

Help me to renounce all anger and bitterness

You will be thrown into prison J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings centers around a magical ring that gives its wearers a dark power over others.   The ring is so evil that even those who don’t want to exercise that dark power find themselves falling under its...

Ask, Seek, Knock

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you “I want a puppy!”   How many times have parents heard a request like that?   They don’t think any less of their child for asking, but this is one request that often goes...

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven . . .  The Grand Canyon is an outstanding example of stratified — or layered — rock.   By studying its colorful layers, geologists have learned much about the canyon and its history.   Each layer contains a wealth of information, including...

Help me to grow in holiness and love this Lent

Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy Christianity is often viewed as a series of no-no’s, and this passage has plenty of them.   Don’t steal.   Don’t lie.   Don’t slander.   It seems pretty clear and concrete.   But notice that all these rules are “bookended”...

Show me how I can serve you in the poor and needy

This, rather, is the fasting that I wish Of the three practices that we focus on in Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—it’s the last that we can find the most challenging, especially if it means going beyond putting some money in the poor box.   While many of us are...

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