A tiny grain ensconces itself within the earth. It tucks itself into complete darkness, but fearlessly, because its tough, safe shell is home. The seed knows it belongs there. In quiet. In growth. Then calamity. The shell-shelter turns tight and encroaching and painful. The growing seed finds that its protector is opposing it, [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Coming to Pieces
Posted in Stuff I'm reading on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Dark Memory
Posted in Stuff I'm reading on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here” (Jn 2:15-16b).
Inside each of us, beyond what we can [...]
The Third Sunday of Lent, 2009
Posted in Stuff I'm reading on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the last verse of Sunday’s Gospel where John acknowledges that Jesus “did not need anyone to testify about human nature. He himself understood it well” (2:25). In that brief statement, the evangelist reminds his readers of one of the most profound mysteries of our faith. Jesus is God. Therefore, the reason that Jesus has [...]
Getting and Not Getting the Secret
Posted in Stuff I'm reading on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified (Mk 9:5-6).
What’s life’s deep secret? Do we ever really understand life? Do we ever really [...]
