…been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the…
O eternal God and Ruler of all creation, You have allowed me to reach this hour. Forgive the sins I have committed this day by word, deed or thought. Purify…
…of the river, of wrestling/struggling, of the name Israel, and of “twins.” The metaphor of the hip, and the hidden metaphor of the walk both dominate the story. A hidden…
…real source of their carping and whining: massah and meribah! Massah means to Test. Meribah means to Quarrel. The people are testing and quarreling, wanting more physical comforts. But the…
…rain that comes down, and comes down, and comes down…..filling those huge rain buckets and rain barrels, and overflowing them from the brim with clear, clean, refreshing water. That’s a…