Betrayed

Betrayed  “May I speak with you, my Liege?” “Come in, Deacon.” “I am troubled.” “What troubles you?” “I have not received my promotion.” “Are you sure?” “Yes, my Lord.” “You seem grieved.” “Have I not served you well? Have I not labored for you?” “You have labored.” “Then am I not ready to enter further … Continue reading Betrayed

And the Seven Left no Offspring: An Allegorical Reflection on Sunday’s Reading

And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.” Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? … Continue reading And the Seven Left no Offspring: An Allegorical Reflection on Sunday’s Reading

What hast Thou Done with my Cookie? A Tale of the Carrot and the Stick

Midway upon the journey of our life, I awoke to find myself in a strange place, listless, and lost. I turned and cried out, “Where is my cookie?” Sanctification is sweet, but also disorienting. It is a kind of unmooring: the cutting of ties and the loosing of old cables. There is a spiritual landscape … Continue reading What hast Thou Done with my Cookie? A Tale of the Carrot and the Stick