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Bread for the Journey, Friday and Saturday in the First Week after the Epiphany

On: January 8, 2021

Tagged: gospel of John, Jesus the healer, miracles, signs

From the Daily Office, Friday/Saturday Jan. 8-9, 2020: John 4:46-54 John 4:46-54 (NRSV) 43 When the two days were over, he went from that place to Galilee 44 (for Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in the prophet’s own country). 45 When he came to Galilee,Read More →

Bread for the Journey, Thursday in the Second Week after Christmas

On: January 7, 2021

Tagged: gospel of John, resurrection, transformation, water into wine

From the Daily Lectionary for January 7 in the First Week after the Epiphany John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, theRead More →

Of the Polis and Politics

On: January 6, 2021

Today I marvel at the mystery of democracy. Plato thought that a democratically governed city-state, the polis, was a reflection of divine order, its governance, its architecture, its art, its marketplace, its places of worship; that the city-state was an outward and visible sign of heaven on earth. That ancientRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Tuesday in the Second Week after Christmas

On: January 5, 2021

Tagged: befriending, gospel of John, love, true vine

From the Daily Lectionary for Tuesday in the Second Week after Christmas John 15:1-16 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed byRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Monday in the Second Week after Christmas

On: January 4, 2021

Tagged: gospel of John, love, sent by God

From the Daily Lectionary for Monday in the Second Week after Christmas John 14:6-14 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you doRead More →

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