Help me to treat them with the tenderness you show me

Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. Imagine seeing Jesus as he shivers in the cold.   You have an extra coat in the car, so you pull over, step out of your car, and hand Jesus the coat.   You help him put it on, and he looks back...

Help me to bring your love to others

This, rather, is the fasting that I wish. “What are you doing for Lent?”   It’s a question you’ve probably been asked more than once this week.   Many of us will answer with something like, “I’m giving up desserts—or chocolate or alcohol—and going to Stations of the...

Choose life

Choose life !!! Moses had it right.   We face choices every day.   Every day gives us another opportunity to commit ourselves to the Lord and to find the life that he promises us.   Many of us made Lenten resolutions yesterday, and the best way to keep them is by...

I trust your generousity

God who gives to all generously . . .  James’ letter can read like a long list of advice, kind of like a supersized to-do list: be joyful when you suffer.   Persevere perfectly.   Ask in faith.   Recognize you will fade like a flower.   But James doesn’t give us a...

Have patience and wait for your blessing

The kingdom will return to David’s house. . . . and they will kill me. We know that God can do amazing things.   Yet often, when God promises something, and we see it gradually coming about, we begin to doubt or grow anxious.   Like Peter walking on water, we forget...

She begged him

She begged him.  Some of the most emotionally powerful stories in the New Testament feature a parent begging Jesus to touch their child.   From the little girl who was raised from the dead to the epileptic boy, these miracles all took place because parents pushed...

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