Remain with me

A reflection for Good Friday.  The Gospel:  John 18:1 – 19:42 (sung) Stay with me Remain here with me Watch and pray Watch and pray … These words, which come from a Taize chant, come from a different Gospel account of Jesus’ passion.  They are from Jesus’ lips asking his disciples to stay awake inContinueContinue reading “Remain with me”

The Syrophoenician Woman

The texts for Sunday, September 9, 2012 (Lection 23): Isaiah 35:4–7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1–10[11–13] 14–17; and Mark 7:24–37 “Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.” – Mark 7: 26 I wonder if this story is more than it seems. I wonderContinueContinue reading “The Syrophoenician Woman”