Yesterday I posted something about St. Clement, rather than talking about Thanksgiving. I really didn't have much to say that wasn't obvious - we have so much to be thankful for, especially for those of us in the US, etc. Everyone on line was posting their thanksgiving messages yesterday, and I really didn't have anything to add to that. But for what it's worth, I am aware of the fact that so many people in the world live in a place where their very lives are threatened by war, terrorism, or persecution. I saw this interview online, which reminds us that there are a lot of Christians in the world being persecuted. I think the interview is a good reality check. Full disclosure, I have not checked out the priest's website so I'm not necessarily saying I endorse his ministry - it sounds good to me so far, but I intend to check it out. In any case, when we think of how grateful we are, our next thought is often something like, What can I do to help those less fortunate? There are a lot of ways, of course, but I felt it might be good to remember our fellow Christians in harm's way. Check out the interview here:
https://youtu.be/6qKskgQFFgQ?si=rxqhpSPJqBAPc0yf
I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving, with family and/or friends, and that it was a healthy dose of "what's really important" in life.
I'm back, up and running, and ready to go - I should have a new JOURNEY episode within the next week or so - and because you are my loyal peeps, here is an exclusive, just-for-you, behind the scenes SNEAK PEEK into my new office:
This was for March 24th, recorded for the Ascension App
Thanks for your patience - here is our next installment of The Journey - it's session # 96, but I'm also calling it PART 1 of a "miniseries" on John chapter 6.
Whoever watches it first, please let me know if it looks good or if there are any problems with it - I get through the first two sections of the text on the feeding of the 5,000.
Enjoy!
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
