As I was quietly spending some time in my favorite place. Chincoteague, Va, I was thinking about all the violence and chaos in our country and the world today. In July 2024 I wrote this reflection on Getting along, and I thought maybe it would be a good time to republish it. So, I amContinue reading “A reflection on behavior of our animal friends: “Getting along””
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Reflection on The Gospel of John 14:1-14 Fifth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2026
The Gospel of John 14:1-14 Jesus said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go andContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 14:1-14 Fifth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 10:1-10 Fourth Sunday of Easter Good Shepherd Sunday April 26, 2026.
The Gospel of John 10:1-10 Jesus said, “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, andContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 10:1-10 Fourth Sunday of Easter Good Shepherd Sunday April 26, 2026.”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 24:13-35 Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2026
The Gospel of Luke 24:13-35 Now on that same day two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyesContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 24:13-35 Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 20:19-31 Second Sunday of Easter Doubting Thomas Sunday April 12, 2026
The Gospel of John 20:19-31 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showedContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 20:19-31 Second Sunday of Easter Doubting Thomas Sunday April 12, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 20:1-18 Easter Sunday April 5, 2026
The Gospel of John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said toContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 20:1-18 Easter Sunday April 5, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 26-38 Good Friday, April 3, 2026
Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who wascoming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. But Jesus, turningContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 26-38 Good Friday, April 3, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Maundy Thursday April 2, 2026
The Gospel of John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart ofContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Maundy Thursday April 2, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11 The Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday March 29, 2026
Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11: The Sunday of the Passion, March 29, 2026 The Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11 When Jesus and his disciples had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately youContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11 The Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday March 29, 2026”
Reflection on The Gospel of John 11:1-45 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2026
The Gospel of John 11:1-45 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whomContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of John 11:1-45 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2026”
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