“The Spirit of Our God is upon me: because the Most High has anointed me to bring Good News to those who are poor.” Luke 4: 18 There is a parable I heard many years ago that touched me and has influenced the way I think about community. I cannot give credit to the oneContinue reading “Good News for the Poor”
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Lighting the Candle of Hope
“My heart shall sing of the day you bring Let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near and the world is about to turn. Canticle of the Turning Today is the first Sunday of Advent and our Advent wreaths take center stage. There is no wrong wayContinue reading “Lighting the Candle of Hope”
Be at Peace
Let not your hearts be troubled, you know the way the way to life the way to heaven. . The Spirit of Truth dwells in you, and with you teaching you all things bringing to your remembrance all things . You are chosen out of the world, to abide in love go and bear fruitContinue reading “Be at Peace”
Waiting
“Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down!” Isaiah 63: 19 It is not easy to be patient and yet that is what we must do as we muddle through this transition from one president to the next, as we wait for senate election results in Georgia, as we wait for vaccines toContinue reading “Waiting”
Thanksgiving
” If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is ‘thank you’ that will suffice.” Meister Eckhart My social media has overflowed with memes about the year 2020 and just how awful it has been and how eager we are to get to the end of it. I enjoy the memes andContinue reading “Thanksgiving”
Advent Wreath
This message was posted on our Emmaus ECC Facebook page and seems worth sharing here: (Emmaus on Facebook) Each week, the Emmaus community gathers by Zoom to celebrate Mass. Over the past months, we have focused on creating sacred spaces in our homes for Sunday gatherings and to carry into the week. Advent begins nextContinue reading “Advent Wreath”
Holiness
“Committed deeply to doing what is right we live in Christ.” The citizens of our country are being lied to about the election results and it appears the lies are being told in order to collect money. What a sad state of affairs. In order to collect as much money as possible these accusations ofContinue reading “Holiness”
All Creation Waits
Creation groans and is in agony we, called to free her, are her doom. God created and all was good but God gave her to us to mind. Now she labors nearly in vain, yet not without a bit of hope. … Ignorant of who we really are God’s children walk asleep Creation waits withContinue reading “All Creation Waits”
Equality
“There does not exist among you Jew or Greek, slave or freeman, male or female. All are one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3: 28 One of the biggest differences separating the ways of the world and the ways of God has to do with the radical equality of persons in God’s Beloved Community. From theContinue reading “Equality”
Being Human
“I am trying to point to, to name, to describe, and to understand that centre in each of us where both hope and despair, both faith and doubt, both love and indifference are born.” Sebastian Moore, Let This Mind Be In You There are certain traits about being human that cause humanity problems. We tendContinue reading “Being Human”
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