Prayer Notes #7

A Reflection on Matthew 27:24-31 What kind of king are you, Lord Jesus?  Just when I think I’m beginning to understand your kingship, some new facet shifts into my view, and I am again swept up into wonder and amazement, confusion and mystification. You are the Creator of all things, all majestic vistas that we … Continue reading Prayer Notes #7

Prayer Notes #5

A PRAYER Lord God, your goodness and patience are a constant presence in my life.  I confess that I do not recognize or acknowledge that presence sometimes . . . often.  That, I suppose, is why I experience you so often as Patience, though I neglect to attend to you, to your wisdom, to your … Continue reading Prayer Notes #5

Prayer Notes #4

A Prayer Good morning, Lord.  Thanks you for another lovely start to a new day.  I find such pleasure in being near you.  Why do I so often wander away from you and for such long periods?  Why do I find it so hard to return once I've wandered off? I do feel so much … Continue reading Prayer Notes #4

Pastor Notes #9

[The following is a letter I wrote to a forty-something parishioner who had been raised in a nominal Roman Catholic home and had given her life to Christ while she was in college.  This letter was written on the occasion of her nominally Catholic mother's death.  As you will also see, the circumstances of my … Continue reading Pastor Notes #9