Author: Dana Kramer-Rolls

“But it is God’s will that we have free will, that we be yoked to our flawed selves as we are yoked to divine grace and love.”

“The big question is did Jesus know his role in Salvation history from his Incarnate birth, or did he also have to pray, discern, struggle as do the rest of us, sharing his human experience with us, as we struggle trying to hear the Holy Spirit?”

“Jesus changes our lives, heals us, when we let him, when we seek him, when we trust him in faith. It is no different now.”

“There is only one doctrine and that is Christ Jesus, who by his death, resurrection, and ascension bound us to him and by adoption to his Father, and that Jesus is the one and only undoubted head of the Church, here and above.”

“So, yes, the wedding feast has meaning. It was the place where Jesus first acted, not in the Temple courtyard or in the synagogue, but in a home filled with joyous people, people celebrating a new family and the promise of children and a life to come.”

“We have a better chance of being disciplined and succeeding if we are doing it to stay healthy and balanced for our God and the mission of the Kingdom on earth. And for living our lives more intentionally as Jesus taught us in Scripture.”

“The waiting is almost over. Christ will be born again, and again, and again, until his coming to cleanse the whole world of sorrow and tragedy.”

“But we are in Advent, the time of waiting, expecting, the time of contemplation and meditation and prayer. What we can learn from this reading is that prayer is not empty or useless. It is the dynamic communication we have with our God. And we are his.”

“We plunge in with Isaiah 5:8-12,18-23. Go ahead and buy more land, indulge in drink and revelry. Let’s see what you get. Go ahead and hasten the Lord God’s plan. Sarcasm isn’t new.”