Psalm: 24 Meditation Isaiah: Echoes of Isaiah 41 – images of deserts and droughts principally because of the obstinacy of the Jews (their penchant for idolatry). Then God, through Isaiah, tells the people in verse 25 “I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake and I will not remember your …
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Thursday, January 13
Psalm: 78:40-72 Meditation Isaiah: Isaiah is addressing a people who continually turn to false gods (idols). The consequences become evident, certainly as predicted by Moses in Deuteronomy. What we have here is a people now in a figurative desert, but God will meet this thirst and drought with water and abundance. God calls for the …
Finding Jesus in Lent
We tend to emphasize the positive in our tradition. We enjoy the anticipation of Advent, the marvel of Christmas and the joy of Easter. But the season of Lent? Not so much. There are a number of things that turn us off. It's morose. Dreary. It's about works. It's a Catholic thing. Why should we …
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