In these days, the Good News of Jesus Christ is this: LOVE prevails.

The way that God loves us and grants us grace is reckless.

Look for God’s gates in society’s walls today. For God is our Salvation—our way to right relationships. And because Jesus is the cornerstone of every gate, walk through Lent in rejoicing.

Let us not despair, knowing that Christ has overcome the world, and has paved the way for us to encounter the spirit of the Living God. Praise be to God!

May the Psalm provide comfort in knowing our lives in the hand of God and this Holy Week be filled with God’s Shalom.

Showing up. Being present. Blessed is the one who comes. Blessed is the one who came, comes and continues to be present with us.

Jesus is a King. But he was also human, and in that humanity, humble and self-sacrificing.

Today we celebrate the spring equinox, the time when northern hemisphere places spin into a half-year-long season of light. Let’s embrace this abundant gift today, with a few points of reflection.

What does our reading of Scripture lead us to believe, and how might our encounters with Jesus challenge our expectations?