The Body Is Not Trash
“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” — Psalm 139:14 The body becomes very quiet after death. The hands that once reached for us no...
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The Souls No One Names
There are graves no one visits. That thought stays with me. Somewhere tonight there is a cemetery with a stone that has not felt the touch of a...
Open the LeafA Priest at the Veil
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”— Psalm 23:4, ESV There is a...
Open the LeafThe Ministry of the Departed
There are ministries that announce themselves. They have buildings. Signs. Websites. Programs. Committees. Schedules. People know where they meet and what they do. And then there are ministries...
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The Mother Who Knows the Body
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us…”— John 1:14, ESV The Mother of Sorrows knows the body. Not the body as theory. Not the body as...
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She Did Not Explain the Cross
“But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother…”— John 19:25, ESV The Sorrowful Mother did not explain the Cross. She stood beneath it. That may be...
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Under Her Mantle
“When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he said to the disciple,...
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A Priest at the Veil
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.’”— John 11:25, ESV I am beginning...
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The Sorrowful Mother at the Threshold
“And a sword will pierce through your own soul also…”— Luke 2:35, ESV The Sorrowful Mother stands at thresholds. I am beginning to understand that. She stands where...
Open the LeafDark Night Meditation: The “Successful Ministry” We Learned to Imagine
“The Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7 Somewhere along the...
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