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Dying and Death – The Climax of Vulnerability

Life is like a journey from conception to death. Starting at the bottom of a hill and ending at the top. Both the beginning and the end of the journey are outside our control. That uncontrollable, unpredictable, unexpected moment, I call vulnerability. Vulnerability is that “unstable feeling we get when we step out [or areContinue reading “Dying and Death – The Climax of Vulnerability”

Sweat like drops of blood

Holy Thursday. The washing of feet ritual. Tiny feet, big feet. Aged old feet, child’s feet. Black feet, white feet, brown feet. Soft feet, hardened feet. Visible and invisible varicose vein feet, Dead skin covered feet, All feet mask a story. Only contours and texture reveal hidden stories. Knees in genuflection posture and lower backContinue reading “Sweat like drops of blood”

Breaking the Cycle

On Thursday, March 17, 2022, my heart painfully shattered as I read a newspaper article in the Jamaica Gleaner about five Jamaican government Ministers and a member of the Opposition who allegedly broke the Disaster Risk Management Act by not wearing masks at a social public event. What tore by heart? Not the action ofContinue reading “Breaking the Cycle”

Day 5: The Mission of the Church

Day 4: God’s Participation in Listening

Day 3: God’s Participation: Telling our Story

Day 2: From Communion to Brokenness

Day 1: God’s Communion with the Human Family

The Dance

I entered prayer with a heavy heart. Out of the depths . . . Out of the ravine . . . Out of the gully I cried out. My cry reverberated from the rugged, dirty, chaotic valley floor. On the journey through the valley of the shadow of death, with whom I do share myContinue reading “The Dance”

Merciful Father

As I ponder on the parable of the Merciful Father in the Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of the Lenten season, four insights emerge in my mind and heart which relate to the synodal journey. First, the synodal journey involves the People of God, as a family, walking together. On this journey, there are oftenContinue reading “Merciful Father”