St. John wrote that God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (Jn 3:16-17) So if Jesus came among us to teach us love and forgiveness, how can we claim the right to condemn any part of the world [...]
Continue reading about Entitlement which we should not have – a meditation
I knew this one was going to go wrong when I got an email forwarded to me from my mom, who got it from a friend who’d had it forwarded to him, etc. so many times that the indents for the forwarding put the actual text almost completely off the page. Let me mention here [...]
Maundy Thursday is the Christian commemoration during Holy Week of the great mandatum (mandate) from Christ, the New Commandment that supersedes all the others: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. (John 13:34, NRSV) Something that gets skipped over [...]
Continue reading about Peace Which the World Cannot Give – A Maundy Thursday Meditation
Are you on the lookout for a re-do today? Think you’ve gone about as far bad as you can go and who would deal with a crumb as you? Here you go. Feel free to add in the forgiveor that works in your journey: The Lord says: I will put my laws in their hearts, [...]
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