John 15:9-17 I have been living in these words for days… wondering about what it means that we are chosen first. And while no metaphor fully works for the call that is placed on our hearts, our lives, by Jesus now, I find myself returning to old stories of being ‘chosen.’ Wondering at how they …
Tag: Easter 5B
“I am the Vine, You are the Branches…”
John 15:1-8 I pulled my dad’s old garden shovel out of the shed yesterday. I needed to spread some new dirt around in my garden beds as I start to think about planting for another season. And I thought to myself about how something as simple as an old shovel whose handle has been worn …
The Vine and Branches: On Music, Microbes and Memory
John 15:1-8 As I was driving across town this morning with a whole host of thoughts competing for my attention, this song came on the radio. “Pray” is performed by Sam Smith. As you can hear, the lyrics tell a story as old as time itself. It is a song of repentance and of yearning …
The Vine and the Branches and My Ash Tree
John 15:1-8 I had to have my ash tree taken down last summer. It’s just a guess, of course, but it likely stood on that spot for more than a century. This means it would have pre-dated my house and all the other houses up and down my street. It would have taken root and …
The Vine and Core Strength
John 15:1-8 A few days ago in my exercise class we were asked to do mountain climbers at the same time we did planks while bracing our forearms on the stability ball. I expect even if you have no idea of what I’m talking about you can guess it wasn’t easy. For you see, my ‘core strength’, …