Lent is a journey of discerning who and whose we are. Such discernment can make our soul soar.

As an example, he described the countless number of seeds that are produced by one maple tree each year, each tree producing enough to create a forest.

This particular verse is surrounded by a description of the Mystery that forms, permeates, and sustains creation. The Divine is described with such grandeur that words such as awe and majesty feel too small.

As hard as it may be, we can ask the Spirit to be with and guide us as we look honestly at our own place in creation. It is always easier to blame others than to take what small steps we can.

An amazing promise is incorporated into the prophet’s declaration when he says, “Nor shall any be missing.” It seems that every generation posts its own sad list of the missing.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.

Family Fun Weekly Message from Brenda Pielle… We are in daylight savings time and we might be saying “hurray” for longer days! This weekend we will have the first day of Spring.

And in the dark valleys of fear: words to strengthen and sustain those speaking truth to power, those confronting all the forces of destruction, those working to challenge and heal bitter divisions.

Identify a new area of service that the Spirit is calling you to give attention to. Prayerfully consider how that is likely to take shape in the days ahead.

Then we can experience the multi-dimensional, ever-pervasive, luring love-call of God even more. We are unleashed to know greater freedom and new life.

If with heart and soul you’re doing good, do you think you can be stopped? Even if you suffer for it, you’re still better off.

Has your faith ever made you well, either physically or spiritually? What was that experience like and how did it change your perspective?

A man who is unable to move physically is empowered by the call of Jesus to get up and go home. He is enabled to do what he thought he could not.

A little yeast makes the dough rise, and it becomes something yummy to eat. Tiny seeds are planted, and they become trees that give us shade.

Recall a time when you felt fully alive. What does it mean to embrace life in all its fullness? Often meaning must be sought. What gives your life meaning?

One way we can help our children to develop positive friendships is to foster and nurture their own self esteem.

She saw God’s revealing everywhere: in the spirit of the acacia tree, in the elder who could read the shifting of the winds.

The grandiose dreams of the sun, moon, and stars bowing became the whispers of the universe leaning close to engage his spirit to live in its harmony, understanding the seasons.