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The very first announcement of Lent is made the Sunday on which the Gospel lesson about Zachaeus (Luke 19:1-10) is read. It is the story of a man who was too short to see Jesus but who desired so much to see him that he climbed up a tree. Jesus responded to his desire and went to... Read More →

God, today I resonate with the desperate cry in the Gospel, “I believe, help my unbelief.” Sometimes I think I operate my life out of more doubt than faith. And yet I want to believe … and I do believe. I’m a complex creature. At times I can believe with... Read More →

The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) reveals to us the time of repentance as man’s return from exile. The prodigal son, we are told, went to a far country and there spent all that he had. A far country! It is this unique definition of our human condition that we must... Read More →

Brother Jesus, you have reminded me of my need to anchor my soul in a place of prayer, a place where we can come together to worship the Father. Free me from my restless activity, my slavery to the clock, my habit of bobbing along on the open sea when you have called me to be... Read More →

In our secret yearnings we wait for your coming, and in our grinding despair we doubt that you will. And in this privileged place we are surrounded by witnesses who yearn more than do we and by those who despair more deeply than do we. Look upon your church and its pastors in... Read More →