Posts with the category “lent-2024”

If the season of Lent offers us anything, it allows us the occasion to remind ourselves of the utter complexity of our lives. Left to our own impulses, we tend to default to a very simplistic view of what we face when we wake up every morning: That life today will eventually make sense if left to itself long enough; that our lives are linear and tend to follow in a straight line; that “knowing God...  Read More

“My God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore, I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterspouts; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.” Psalm 42:6-7How do we deal with suffering? How ought we to think about suffering? These have been key questions that have been wrestled with by all humanity since Genesis ...  Read More

Tears for FoodMy tears have been my food   day and night,while people say to me all day long,   “Where is your God?” Psalm 42:3Weeping is something that people in our society don’t normally do in public. It is often a sign of weakness and instability. And crying non-stop is certainly unusual. Look at the psalmist’s situation. When he says that tears have been his food day and night, this is a sign...  Read More

The season of Lent helps focus our hearts and minds on intentional contemplation of all that God has done through Jesus.   Read More

Ash Wednesday and Our HopeAs I write, at this moment, men and women are going about their work, children are learning in school, mothers are caring for their babies, people are talking with loved ones on the phone, others are getting updates from doctors, and some are waiting to hear news about a particularly difficult situation. We respond to the myriad of life circumstances with emotion and sear...  Read More