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  Monday – 3rd Week of Easter   - revisited Gospel – John 6:22-29 In A Pickle! Pickle Jar A few years ago, my youngest grandson, Nate, developed a sudden passion for cooking.   Some of his creations, all from scratch, have included huge cinnamon rolls, chicken parmesan and a complete traditional English breakfast (although he wasn’t able to find any blood sausage).   In fact, it was only last week that Nate again made his chicken parmesan for the family! So while the kitchen was left a disaster zone, the meal was amazing! And so besides his obvious experience of helping me bake zucchini bread, he reminded me the other day that years ago he and I also made pickles.   And he loved those pickles.   And now he (and I) has this sudden craving to make and consume those pickles once again! One teeny problem!   I couldn’t find the recipe.   I searched high and low the last couple of days for that recipe.   Who knew that, over the years, Ginge...
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  3rd Sunday of Easter Gospel – Luke 24:13-35 Walking With the Lord Home – Heiskell, TN I have been blessed to have visited the Holy Land 4 times, the latest being February 2023.   And while we visit many of the same sites (Jordan River, Nazareth, Church of Holy Sepulchre, Church of Nativity, Cana, Mount Carmel, etc.), the experience is never the same.   The reason is simple.   We are not the same person; we grow and change.   For myself, that first journey in 2010 was one of wonder and awe, an experience difficult to put into words.   At the time, I thought it was a once in a lifetime experience.   So wrong!    And as the other pilgrimages unfolded, the experience became more and more reflective, more prayerful and meditative.   I can still recall sitting in an out-of-the-way corner in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and quietly working on the homily I would share the following day at Gethsemane.   Such a peaceful moment i...
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  Saturday – Second Week of Easter Gospel – John 6:16-21 Be Not Afraid Church of Holy Sepulchre  When a flashlight grows dim or quits working, do you just throw it away?   Of course not!   You change the batteries!   When a person messes up or finds themselves in a dark place, do you cast them aside?   Of course not!   You help them change their batteries.   Some need AA – attention and affection.   Some need AAA – attention, affection and acceptance!   Some need C – compassion!   And some need D – direction!    And if they still don’t seem to shine, simply sit with them quietly and share your light! One of the great joys in my diaconal ministry is working with the youth and training them to be altar servers.   The sheer excitement and energy when they show up for the first session is almost electric that they can’t sit still.   Their enthusiasm is incredible.   But that all tends to change on the da...
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