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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”

Be Not Afraid

There is a lot to be afraid of lately. The pandemic is surging again, we are finding out that friends or family members have tested positive and we don’t know what that means, hospitals are on the edge of being overwhelmed, our president is doing things we don’t understand and the incoming president is saying,Continue reading “Be Not Afraid”

Projection

“Why do you look at the splinter in your neighbor’s eye and never see the log in your own eye?” Some of our citizens may be confused by all the accusations of fraud and cheating in regard to to our election and the president’s inability to believe the election results. On the other hand, manyContinue reading “Projection”

Leadership Vacuum

During this presidential transition the media chatter often includes references to a “leadership vacuum.” My assumption is that this is the perception that the current president is pulling away from his responsibilities while the president-elect is waiting off stage. Admittedly, I sometimes wonder if there has been a leadership vacuum for the last several monthsContinue reading “Leadership Vacuum”