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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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  Friday - Second Week of Easter   Gospel – John 6:1-15 The Needs of the Many Loaves and Fishes –Tabgha   It seems that, at every stoplight these days, there is someone standing there with a handmade sign!   Out of work!   Lost my job!   Need money!   Need food!   Can you help?   It’s a familiar and a sad sight.   And yet, for most of us, the response is also all too familiar.   Sometimes we stare straight ahead and hope they keep walking by!   We pretend there is no one there and instead we focus intently on the stoplight!   Sometimes we check our cash and decide we don’t have enough to give to make a difference; so we give them nothing.   And sometimes we just give what we have!     The need for help and the need to respond are always there, present and immediate!   And not just at a traffic signal!   We see the opportunity to help every day -when we walk down the street, in the groce...
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  Thursday – Second Week of Easter Gospel – John 3: 31-36 Drinking From the Saucer! Austrian Hospice, Jerusalem As Ginger will attest, I do love a good steak, preferably a ribeye or New York strip!   And I have had the good luck to taste them at some really top-notch restaurants. Thank goodness for gift cards!   But hands-down, the most amazing carnivorous dining experience I have ever had was at Fogo de Chao.   Many of you know what I am talking about.   Over 15 different cuts and types of beef and lamb, carved and served tableside.   You have 2 colored cards at your seat, green to keep the meat coming and red to signal STOP!   So when we left the restaurant, I wasn’t just full; I was completely stuffed, no room for another bite!   You have probably had a similar experience.   Maybe it was Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner and you finally had to throw down the napkin and say NO MORE!   ENOUGH! There is one line in today’s Gospel ...
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