February 17, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Actually, beatitudes occur throughout the prophets and Gospels. Today in Jeremiah (with an echo in the psalm) we hear, Blessed is the one who... Read More
Often enough we hear and agree with the lament of the people of Israel asking God why the wicked prosper. However, when we call out for justice, we usually want someone to get his or her comeuppance. Gods justice is something other than this, of course. Gods justice comprises a wonderful rightness between God and humankind.
Today, Jeremiah looks ahead to a time when a just one will sprout from the shorn-off stump of Jesse of the house and family of David. Life was not fair in Jeremiahs time. Israels kings held the promise of Gods fidelity, but it was difficult to see how Gods promise could be realized through them.
Nevertheless, Jeremiah lifts his voice and announces that the Promised One will come. Lukes Gospel echoes that announcement, and Paul is filled with sturdy encouragement. And so Advent begins with a promise.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Actually, beatitudes occur throughout the prophets and Gospels. Today in Jeremiah (with an echo in the psalm) we hear, Blessed is the one who... Read More
Friday, February 8, 2019
Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, he said aloud. Likewise, with his empty fishing nets dramatically filled at... Read More
Friday, February 8, 2019
Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, he said aloud. Likewise, with his empty fishing nets dramatically filled at... Read More