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One of the scribes…asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The […]

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.  For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. – Ephesians 2:13-14 Beloved of God, There’s […]

Behold how good, how pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!  It is like precious oil on Aaron’s head running down on his beard, running down to the collar of his robes.  It is like the dew of Mount Hermon, falling on the hills of Zion. For that is where GOD bestows the […]

“When the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” – Mark 1:21-22 Beloved of God, As we turn the calendar to 2024 (a “leap year”…which means we have one extra day to figure it all […]

“In late fall, in the world’s north, the sun glides low in the sky. Light dims, the air cools, signaling every living thing. Animals know what to do when the season of dark and cold spreads over the earth. Every creature makes changes to its home, its body, its habits. Every creature makes ready to […]

“Weave, weave, weave us together.  Weave us together in unity and love!” – Rosemary Crow Beloved of God, There’s a picture that hangs in my study at home of a woman’s hands weaving together separate strands of what will one day become a basket.  The hands belong to Laura Somersal, a Pomo Elder.  They are […]

For as the rain and snow come down from heaven and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, […]

Jesus spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the eyes of the man born blind, saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent).  Then we went and washed and came back able to see. John 9:6-7 Beloved of God, Our Lenten journey […]

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it.  Each builder must choose with care how to build on it.  For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid, that foundation is Jesus […]