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I stand over the small wooden table gazing at the meal, my eyes taking in its beautiful simplicity. The host ladles me a generous scoop of steaming, creamy soup and I shuffle slowly around the table in silence with my fellow retreat participants. I...
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“For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 I can’t do this. I am doing this. Both. And. This is where we live, where Mary meets us. And we all cry out together to the angel and the blinding light, “How can this be?” Then comes...
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The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God . . . John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Mark 1:1-4 adapted I met my friend in the wilderness the other night. Well, it...
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When I found out I was having twins, I laughed, like Sarah, “Me, God? A mother of four? Surely you must be kidding!” When I found out I was having twins, I questioned the angel, like Zechariah – gave him a good ol’ lecture about the birds and the...
