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Unbind Him and Let Him Go — for Lent 5A
In the raising of Lazarus, Jesus defies the expectations of him and opens the people to see the situation in a completely new way.
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Unbinding — letting go of hangups and living
After Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, he says to the people there a line full of meaning: “unbind him and let him go.” He was physical bound to their rituals of death, so in a very real sense, he needed to be removed from all of that to return to the land of the…
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A New Opportunity to Live With Grace
The encounter of the sighted man born blind with the Pharisees reminds us that the grace of God is something radically transcendent.
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Trust in What You Can’t See — for Lent 4A
For this week’s reflection on the gospel, we must engage the physical and metaphorical meanings of seeing: and what it means to do both.
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See — on wholeness and ability
Part of the way many people of faith talk about healing denies the humanity of the person. Jesus is about equity and inclusion.
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A Family Reunion — the unique power of radical hospitality
When Jesus visits with the woman at the well, we are invited into an instructive moment; to be radically present to build uncommon intimacy.
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The Disciples at the Well — for Lent 3A
The rebelliousness and transgressive character of Jesus is generous, inclusive. He knows he has access to the good water.
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Well — Jacob, inheritance, and family separation
The assumed division of rivals is treated as impenetrable and impossible to resolve. But it is often only a failure of imagination.
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