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What’s Your Measure?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by sstyves

In today’s Gospel, Jesus is teaching his disciples. Be merciful–as God is merciful.  Don’t judge–and you won’t be judged.  Don’t condemn–you’ll escape condemnation.  Forgive–you’ll be forgiven.  Give–you’ll receive.  The measure you give is the measure you’ll be given back. Press … Continue reading →

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Mountaintop Experiences

Posted on March 1, 2015 by sstyves

Today Abraham in the First Reading and the disciples in the Gospel have mountaintop experiences. I have talked about me dealing with my illness by imagining that I am on the top of the mountain and not fretting about what … Continue reading →

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Waiting for a Miracle

Posted on February 27, 2015 by sstyves

Today was the last day of my tests prior to seeing the surgeon next week. Now I am, as Bruce Cockburn sang, waiting for a miracle. Waiting is not always easy. We want to run ahead and know what the … Continue reading →

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Asking and Seeking

Posted on February 26, 2015 by sstyves

Matthew 7 holds one of my favourite bible readings–Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” This reading holds special meaning from a challenging time in my … Continue reading →

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When Did We?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by sstyves

I have loved Matthew 25. 31-46 for a very long time. Naturally it invokes a certain fear in me, but at the same time, that deep call to see with different eyes is an invitation that excites me. When did … Continue reading →

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No Longer Ordinary

Posted on February 22, 2015 by sstyves

Ordinary time is on hold. Today is the first Sunday in Lent and Mark propels us into the desert with Christ, for forty days. We too enter the desert with Christ for the next forty days. We will be tempted … Continue reading →

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From the Ashes

Posted on February 18, 2015 by sstyves

Today is Ash Wednesday, the day when we remember that we have come from ashes and to ashes we will eventually return. I begin this Lenten journey deeply aware of this humbling fact. Tonight as I got ashed, I felt … Continue reading →

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To Be Held

Posted on February 16, 2015 by sstyves

This morning I happened to hear Natalie Grant’s song Held on the radio. That song comforts me. I think it is because the image of God holding me is one I comprehend. The song also is not for the weak … Continue reading →

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Wrapped in Love

Posted on February 15, 2015 by sstyves

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, that artificial commercial day with inflated prices and hopeful expectations. Now that it is over, I thought I might talk about a different kind of love as I deliver some distressing and challenging news in light … Continue reading →

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The Word of Your Life

Posted on February 13, 2015 by sstyves

I had a friend who would sign off her letters to me with “Until the word of your life be fully spoken…” I did not know that I would walk her to the final week of her life, bringing her … Continue reading →

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