As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Indeed, the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up ramparts around you and surround you, and hem you in … Read More

As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth* is passing by.’ Then he shouted, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Those who were in front sternly ordered him to be quiet; but he shouted even … Read More

‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. The poor man died and … Read More

“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’” Luke 15.31-32 When we consider the cost of following Jesus, we can acknowledge that it’s not all pomp and … Read More

“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he … Read More

An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and … Read More

This Lenten season we invite you into prayer. At their best these journals always strive to do just that: call us to prayer, prompt us in prayer, and guide us toward a deeper life of prayer. That might look like some quiet solitary moments at the start or close of the day, or maybe its with a trusted friend, or … Read More

Lent, the 7-week span including 6 Sundays where we set our hearts and minds with Christ to the cross and its implications for our lives and for the world. We’re borrowing a line from Luke’s Gospel to guide our Lenten journey. Jesus says, “No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom … Read More