Matthew 7:9-12 I love good bread. San Francisco sour dough bread, Italian garlic bread, recently baked whole grain bread, and the rosemary olive bread I treat myself to at Pan D’Avignon. My heart is filled with joy as I bite into a scone or croissant or dollop a large smear of cream cheese with lox […]
“Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” Rabbi Hillel the Elder, the great spiritual teacher of Judaism who lived in the century before Jesus, counseled: If I am not for myself, who will be? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when? Perhaps […]
“Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” Rabbi Hillel the Elder, the great spiritual teacher of Judaism who lived in the century before Jesus, counseled: If I am not for myself, who will be? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when? Perhaps […]
Luke 11:1-13 All life is vocational. All life involves a dynamic call and response in which God, usually hidden in our unique personal journey, calls us, questions us, and challenges us through our particular gifts, family of origin, life and times, and encounters. A good life is guided by aspiration, commitment, and love. I was […]
Luke 11:11-14 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And […]