Author: Lora Walsh

What if we take Isaac rather than Abraham as our model of faith? Isaac is willing to show up to God empty-handed.

In today’s gospel, Jesus asks not so much for firmer faith, but for deeper trust.

When our lives are caught in a loop, Christ helps us break the cycle.

…a good reminder to us all that when it comes to the interlocking oppressions of gender, status, and religious power, liberation may take multiple attempts.

Through Paul’s conversion, he lost many of his bragging rights. What sources of confidence do we still cling to when faith calls us to something more?

Week of 2 Epiphany, Year Two [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the

Surely God has more to offer us than heaven or hell. The author of the Letter to the Hebrews is learning to trust his confidence in something better.

Are you going head-to-head with anyone today? Let’s take time to steel ourselves . . . and to protect our hearts and minds.

There’s one little difference between this morning’s gospel and the gospel reading for Sunday.

Week of 1 Epiphany, Year Two [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the