Lenten Reflections
Go! for Lent Luke 17:14
The lepers in Luke 17 are not healed until they obey Jesus’ instructions to “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” When they start on their way they are still lepers […]
Go! for Lent: Exodus 4:10-13
One of the perceived obstacles to working with refugees and immigrants is language. “If we speak different languages, how will I ever connect?” In Rwanda last year, I visited a […]
Go! for Lent: Matthew 2:7-8
When I was in seminary, I had the great opportunity to travel to Liberia to learn about the relationship between the Episcopal Church of Liberia and The Episcopal Church. I […]
Go! for Lent: Genesis 27:3-4
Growing up, I always marveled at my mother’s gift of blessing everyone she ran into. It was like she owned the words “Dios te bendiga.” She was the one who […]
Go! for Lent: Mark 16:15
I love this verse. It’s all about “being sent.” It consistently reminds me that as Christians, we need to be out and about in the world, “being” and sharing the […]
Go! for Lent: Jeremiah 1:7
Our faith as Christians is one of movement, of devoting our lives to a triune God who ever asks us to move. Our scriptures teem with movement — just read […]
Go! for Lent: Matthew 28:19-20
Go, Baptize, Teach, Remember. These two verses are called by Christians “The Great Commission “. It catches my attention that it seems to be backwards. Usually we don’t go anywhere, […]
Go! for Lent: Mark 10:52
Mark 10:52: Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. On vacation in France recently, I […]
Go! for Lent: Matthew 14:14-22
Jesus had just fed the multitude of five thousand men, beside women and children. What was going through the minds of those disciples, I wonder? With five loaves and two […]
Go! for Lent: Luke 10:1-12
In a sentence: Discipleship is more radical than we believe it is! In a couple of paragraphs: We have built a church institution that is more focused on staying than […]