There are two competing phrases that work in business but I never thought applied to ministry: (1) “Stay in your own lane” and (2) “Get out of your comfort zone.” As a natural introvert I love the first and abhor the second. Professionally, I’ve...
Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated… I do not necessarily know what is afflicting you; and you do not know what is afflicting me...
On the 5th Sunday of Easter, as a Community of Faith, today we go over Jesus’ farewell speech, the words he spoke the night before his death (John 14: 1-12). They are words of comfort, among the best ever spoken by a friend to his friends. But they...
The Gospel of Matthew (11:25-30) tells us about the Heart of Jesus. It gives us these words of comfort: “Come to me all you who labor and are burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am meek and humble of...
