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  Tuesday – Third Week of Lent Gospel – Matthew 18:21-35 Forgive Me! Wailing Wall, Jerusalem There’s a point in the first episode of Season 3 of The Chosen, after the Sermon on the Mount, where many of the disciples seek out someone they have personally injured.   Andrew goes to visit Mary Magdalene and Matthew returns home to his father.   In both cases, they go to ask forgiveness – for words and for actions that hurt someone and caused a rift (or a real break) in their relationship.   We all have moments like that in our own lives, moments of incredible pain and distress as we try to mend a friendship and rebuild what has been broken.   We are all human; we all make mistakes. How many times do we want to be forgiven? Only once?   If we hope for forgiveness for all our failings, then God calls us to offer forgiveness to others for their failings as well. What better example of forgiveness is that final scene when Matthew knocks on the door and his ...
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  Monday – Third Week of Lent Gospel – Luke 4:24-30 Kill the Messenger? Fields of Galilee. Mt. Precipice In today’s Gospel, Jesus preaches in the synagogue at Nazareth, his hometown. It does not go well. The people become so enraged at him for reminding them of their sinfulness that they drag him out and attempt to throw him off the top of Mt. Precipice (the pic). How well do we handle criticism? How often do we lash out at the messenger and lose sight of the words of correction? NEWS FLASH!! None of us are perfect; we all need correction from time to time. God calls each one of us to give and accept correction in the spirit of love and the desire to change, to become better Christians, Don’t kill the messenger!
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  3rd Sunday of Lent Gospel – John 4:5-42 Thirsty! Baptism Site, Jordan River A couple years ago, Ginger and I went to visit my sister Mary who lives near Ocean City, MD, on the Eastern Shore.   There is literally only one way to drive to her home and that involves crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge!   I admit it – I am not fond of ‘bridges over troubled waters.”   But this one is a doozy!!   The Bay Bridge is over 4 miles long, technically 2 separate spans, each with 2 lanes and reaching a height of 185 feet.   During the summer season, the backup can reach for miles and often, in high winds or bad weather, it can be shut down completely.   Add in all the semi-trailer traffic and you get the picture!   I am not a fan!   Ginger prefers to just close her eyes and “tell me when it’s over,” Of course, the bridge is not a destination in and of itself; it is merely part of the journey, literally bridging the gap between 2 locations! ...
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