Spirituality of the
Readings
John Foley,
S. J.
Weeding
God steadily forgives our weeds and lets us develop and grow without uprooting us. It is not that he wants to encourage the weeds—it would be better if they were not there. But he is careful not to pull out our life along with our faults.
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| In
Exile
Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Non-
Discrimin- ating
Embrace
That Still Speaks Its Truth
God loves us when we are good and God loves us when we are bad. God loves the saints in heaven and God loves the devils in hell equally. They just respond differently.
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| Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore
Stump
The Wheat and the Weeds
For all we know, the rudest, proudest, worldliest person sitting so smug in the next pew might be among the wheat, when the angels come at the end to gather the wheat to heaven. The most despicable sinner might be wheat too. You can’t tell the weeds until the end when the angels come, the Lord says.
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| The Perspective of
Justice
Gerald
Darring
An Inclusive Church
Since its earliest days, the Church has preferred to tolerate different levels
of commitment and holiness. Such an attitude is in line with the ‘wisdom’ of the Hebrew Scriptures.
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Discussion Questions
Anne
Osdieck
Life's Struggles
Eventually the whole batch of flour will be leavened. And some day the tiny mustard seed will grow to provide a home for the birds. Meanwhile today there is struggle. more… |
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A
Poem
to Sit With
J. Janda
if you do not
judge
criticize or
condemn
you have
God’s
heart
beating
in your
body
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