The story of Lazarus and the rich man has an eternal lesson:  God is always in front of us and in the least likely places. We do not need to know how Lazarus got to a place where he had to beg, how his health deteriorated to a point where his legs had sores, or anything else. All we need to know is that he needed help and a person who could have helped walked by him every day. Even after they both died, the rich man still treated Lazarus like a servant when he asked Abraham t

Today’s gospel was the first gospel I offered a public reflection on while I was in college. Every time I have read it since, I am drawn to the last lines:  Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;    whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave These are sobering words to anyone called to leadership in the church. It is easy to be caught up in power. It can be intoxicating for many. Jesus reminds us today that if we want greatness, then

The following thought struck me this morning. What would happen if we changed the first reading a little. The quote from Isaiah is:   Hear the word of the LORD, princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah! What would we feel like if we changed Sodom to our name, the name of our church, our state, our nation, whatever…..and did the same thing with Gomorrah. According to the commentary on the Universalis app, his use of these cities is to drive h