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The Misery of Uncertainty
April 5, 2022
The people became impatient on the way. They spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.” —Numbers 21:4-5
“We feel better with the certainty of misery than the misery of uncertainty,” says psychologist Virginia Satir.
Which Line Stands Out?
April 4, 2022
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. —Psalm 23:5b
When I read the responsorial psalm for today, the above line stood out because I have so much for which to be grateful. My family is in good health.
Mercy or Punishment?
April 3, 2022
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” —John 8:7
One of the arguments against capital punishment is the rhetorical question,
Make a Way
What’s your comfort zone: emotionally, professionally, personally? We all have one. But did you realize that you can have one spiritually? Think about what you like and what you don’t particularly enjoy when it comes to church,
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April 2, 2022
Mercy makes us attentive to the voice of truth. We do not know what ever happened to the woman caught in adultery, after her encounter with Jesus. It is hoped that she found what she needed to feel true sorrow.
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5th Sunday of Lent
We love to make examples out of those who have erred and done wrong. Publicly punishing others serves as a means of demonstrating the consequences for what is deemed inappropriate or wrongful behavior.
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April 2, 2022
O Lord my God, in you I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me, or like a lion they will tear me apart. —Psalm 7:1-2
Substantial research today suggests that the chronic state of stress and busyness in our modern culture is worse for our health than the stress our ancestors experienced when predators chassed them.
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Bunny Cups
April 1, 2022
All Saints Parish Women’s Group making “Bunny” Pudding Cups for residents at Columbia Healthcare Center.
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The Love that Casts off Fear
April 1, 2022
For Sunday, April 3, 2022
5th Sunday of Lent
Isaiah 43:16-21
Philippians 3:8-14
John 8:1-11
In Jesus, we do not find condemnation but restoration and healing.
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