this is what I would have said, or should have said.
Jesus came to earth as a vulnerable child to a backwater town in a occupied territory. You have heard that before.
The people who walked in darknesshave seen a great light;those who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined. –Isaiah 9:2 (NRSV)
Are you sure? Really?
Perhaps not.
In a time when we are all caught up in the hullaballoo of the culmination of the season, it is easy to forget what we are celebrating. But it is also easy to forget in our…
In less than two days I will be done with my exams for the semester. This means more blog updates for you my readers (whether faithful or happenstance). Many of the posts I made over the semester were directly from prompts I received in my spiritual formation class. I am not going to be attending this…
The twenty-one gun salute
Made me jump all three times.
They shot live rounds
Into the cold blue sky.
Taps on a bugle.
Cold lips and winter air.
I arrived home yesterday to a beautifully decorated house. My mother enjoys having her house decorated for each season, so there are decorations up in every room in the house. The trees are decked out in all possible ways, and the house feels like Christmas.