“When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.’ When those who had started about five o’clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would… Continue reading It Ain’t Fair!

Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And… Continue reading An Open Door Policy

Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from–although the servers who had drawn… Continue reading Amazing Graces

Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money changers… Continue reading Spring Cleaning Our Souls

“About three in the afternoon, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lemi sabachthani,’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” (Mt 27.46) If you would like to listen to an audio version of the text, please click on the arrow above. Some say God stores the tears of… Continue reading A Flask of Tears