The Shepherd’s Vigil, 12/1/21

Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your path.                 Psalm 25:4 How many times have we cried out this prayer?  Life is full of moments that are confusing and mysterious.  In the gospel of John, the disciples, who have been with Jesus, still respond with “Lord show us the way”.  All too often […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 11/24/21

Don’t fear, rejoice and be glad, the Lord is about to do great things!           Joel 2:21 The future is always a mystery, and our natural response is fear and anxiety.  Particularly in our current context as we emerge from the pandemic.  We hear and experience insecurities in our economics, labor issues, supply chain.  We are […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 11/17/21

Grace and peace to you from the one who is and was and is coming.         Rev. 1:4b “Hey”, “how you doing”, “good to see you”.  These are just a few of the ways we great each other but do they really mean anything?  How would we respond if we greeted an acquaintance with “how […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 11/10/21

“The spirit of the Lord rushed on him…..”                Judges 14:6  The other day, in a staff meeting, we got to talking about the story of Samson.  I think we were discussing the myth that I use to have hair.  As I reviewed this story of one the Old Testament heroes I was taken by the repeated phrase “the spirit […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 11/03/21

“But Thomas was not with them when Jesus came”               John 20:24  We often refer to Thomas, the disciple of Jesus, as Doubting Thomas.  He wanted some tangible evidence that Jesus had risen from the dead, not just the stories.  The reason Thomas had concerns is because he was not with the others when Jesus appeared in the room with them.  […]