First Sunday in Lent (Year 4, NL)
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Exchanging letters with people in hell
My state has the same number of churches as prisoners. This fact haunts me.
March 13, Fifth Sunday in Lent: John 12:1-8
After the anointing at Bethany, Judas asks why the fragrance wasn't sold and the money given to charity. A more apt question might be why Mary didn't use it on her brother Lazarus, dead just a few days before.
If you had been here
I was a little girl, sitting near the front row of the church. My legs could not touch the floor, and I had to hold my hands laced in my lap so that I could remain still. I stared at the coffin before me.
November 1, All Saints Day: John 11:32-44
When I read John 11 and heard Jesus thundering, “Unbind him and let him go!" I realized I had not forgiven my father.
A savior, not a hero: Jesus never shows up too late
I know what Jesus is doing in this story; I have three small children. He's dawdling.
Dementia and resurrection
Perhaps it's only when we let go of who and what our loved one was that we can receive who they are now.