Perhaps it is time for us to reclaim an ancient greeting, and prayer, used by some of the earliest followers of Jesus. Maranatha! Followers of Jesus who lived under Roman rule would greet each other with the hopeful Aramaic word “Maranatha,” meaning...
As a Jesus centric and kingdom focused community, Ash Wednesday embodies for us so much of the tension of our faith. Whether our foreheads are graced by the mark of ashes from the smouldering war-fire on streets of Ukraine or the sands of Sudan; the coat of ash that...
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love This is the candle which has us celebrating love. It comes to us in the Person of Immanuel. Tangible.Touchable.Human.Divine. As we watch this candle burn we pray that we would be forged by the fire of He who is Love. That the light of God...
One of the ways the Lord has been speaking to us over this past year has been through his encouragement that He is the one who holds the “open door.” Whatever He holds open, no one can shut. As we reflect on this truth in our times of prayer, dialogue and...
“Our spiritual life is a life in which we wait, actively present to the moment, expecting that new things will happen to us, new things that are far beyond our imagination or prediction. This, indeed, is a very radical stance toward life in a world preoccupied...
