Help me to show your love

Lying at his door was a poor man . . . covered with sores. Many drivers discover blind spots the hard way, by having an accident.   Driving instructors remind us that it’s not enough to check the mirrors in our car.   We also need to check our blind spots to make sure...

I will bless them

I will bless them. It’s also no coincidence that Scriputure focus on how much God wants to bless us, even as he has blessed Mary. Scripture is full of blessing!   Look at how Aaron prayed a blessing over the Israelites.  He asks God to “bless us in his mercy”.  The...

Let me hear your voice and experience your presence today.

Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf.  God sent Jeremiah to the people of Jerusalem who had turned away from his covenant.   He called Jeremiah to urge the people to give up their worship of other gods and to remind them that they belonged to him...

Let us set thing right

Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord.  Isaiah spoke the cry of God’s heart.   As God looked at his people, he saw “misdeeds,” “evil,” and the desolation that such attitudes bring upon any people.   Moved by what he saw, he called the prophet Isaiah to...

Awesome, Merciful, and Covenant

Great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you . . .  Awesome . . . Merciful . . . Covenant.   Doesn’t this sound like a strange way to begin a prayer of repentance?   And yet here is Daniel, confidently proclaiming God’s love...

Upon this rock I will build my Church

You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. Repotting a plant is a stressful but essential step in keeping it strong and healthy.   You might have a small plant that seems happy but is bursting out of its pot.   So you replant it into a larger pot so...

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