“Keep Your O” – The Christmas Antiphons

“Keep Your O” – The Christmas Antiphons

by | Writing

The Advent tradition of the O Antiphons used in liturgical worship through prayer and song starts December 17 and continues through December 23.  Each of the seven O Antiphons focuses on a prophetic title of Jesus. May this lead us to gaze afresh on Him.   To consider...
Interrupted

Interrupted

by | Advent

“The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light…” — Isaiah 9:1 Light interrupts the darkness. Raw places sting. They jab at us in a thousand stabs. Be it physical, emotional, intellectual, relational, or spiritual, when we suffer, the...
Friends of the Blind Man at Bethsaida – Mark 8: 22-26

Friends of the Blind Man at Bethsaida – Mark 8: 22-26

by | Writing

Josiah’s been my best friend since birth, or so our mothers say. I don’t remember us crawling in the dust together or toddling among the olive grove as our mothers gathered olives. What I do remember is how he loved trees, climbing them, even when we were so very...
Touching the Hem of His Garment

Touching the Hem of His Garment

by | Spiritual Practices

Desperate. Shunned. Lonely. Long, long, long suffering.  I vacillate between seeking healing one more time and believing that I shall never be healed.  Why try? Why not try? Why try? Why not try?  I’ve been dismissed. I’ve been given hope. I’ve grown sicker, not more...

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