While hearing Genesis 8: 1-12 proclaimed at Mass, I felt Noah’s gentle hand on my heart.Noah opened the hatch of the ark at the end of 40 days during the great flood. He firstreleased a raven that “flew back and forth until the waters dried off from the Earth.” It’sunclear if the raven stayed awayContinue reading “Noah, God and me”
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Stay Awake!
Drowsy from little sleep, I sit to pray before you, LORD. Can I stay awake for one hour of Adoration? I nod off a few times, wake, then close my heavy eyes again. Head nods, jerking me awake as my neck catches the sudden droop. Somehow, I feel deeply rested. I open my eyes, andContinue reading “Stay Awake!”
FamilyTree
Yesterday morning, as I read the daily Scripture passages, memories of baking Christmas cookies with my mother came to mind. The genealogy of Jesus is recounted at the beginning of the Gospel according to Matthew: “Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah…theContinue reading “FamilyTree”
