A people are those who share a vision and a desire to work together toward it. A people decide to go through hard things together, confident they will be different on the other side.
A people are those who share a vision and a desire to work together toward it. A people decide to go through hard things together, confident they will be different on the other side.
If we believe in a Good Shepherd God then we are, each one of us, held as we navigate through the shadows of life, as we encounter illness of body or mind in ourselves or others, as we see despair and try to ease it, as we see the absence of justice and respond.
If we believe in a Good Shepherd God then we are, each one of us, held as we navigate through the shadows of life, as we encounter illness of body or mind in ourselves or others, as we see despair and try to ease it, as we see the absence of justice and respond.
The gospel reminds us that faith is not immune to doubt but can coexist with it. We are invited to confront our doubts honestly and openly, trusting that Christ will meet us in our vulnerability.
The gospel reminds us that faith is not immune to doubt but can coexist with it. We are invited to confront our doubts honestly and openly, trusting that Christ will meet us in our vulnerability.
May our communities always make space for both the joy of the resurrection and the wounds of grief and doubt, so that the living God may come into our midst, speaking a word of peace, that we may believe and, through us, all may have life.
May our communities always make space for both the joy of the resurrection and the wounds of grief and doubt, so that the living God may come into our midst, speaking a word of peace, that we may believe and, through us, all may have life.
On this day, can we, like Mary, run and share the news of Jesus’ presence in our world? ... This Good News can change our hearts and change the world, if only we believe.
On this day, can we, like Mary, run and share the news of Jesus’ presence in our world? ... This Good News can change our hearts and change the world, if only we believe.
