Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried…
08.21.17 We bow low, Director of the skies; A shadow falls today. Forgive us, Maker of the sun and moon; Light turns to darkness today. Don’t hide Your face from this nation, oh God; Don’t shield Your eye from our view! Don’t lift Your hand from among us, great King– We are defenseless, bare, without You. Rescue Your people from blindness, oh Lord; Black sin is obscuring our sight. Deliver the Lost from delusion and lie, We…
I dwell on a high precipice called grace – A towering mountain peak. From here I can see whole worlds! Flights of angels brush my cheek. It’s exhilarating up here, so high – I stand a victor, won. My vision pierces through the sky, Face bathed in Morning Sun. But one misstep, loose pebble, a slip – That’s all it takes to fall. My human flesh would go crashing down, My cranium collide with a wall. And so I do:…
(See also Walking on Water, Part 1) We’ve been through many storms; but this one feels different, doesn’t it? Our boat is quaking. Our country is shaking. The Church as we know it is churning. We would prefer to ignore all this. To go on with life as usual. To pretend we don’t feel the changes in the wind and the tide… We desperately want to shut our eyes against the darkness closing in around us. Yet this is where we…
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to…