On the Lord’s Prayer (3/3)

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been writing on the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13).  Today’s article is the last of three.  (Find the first article here and the second article here.) The first article noted that Jesus’ prayer finds a home squarely in Jewish liturgy of the first century.  It is not unlike other rabbinicContinue reading “On the Lord’s Prayer (3/3)”

Psalms of Lament express anguish, Mother’s Day losses, during sleepless nights

Have you ever experienced a sleepless night? It seems that when we are anxious or grieving, we become most vulnerable at night.  There is something about resting our bodies and minds that brings about jumbles of thoughts and emotions that keep us from falling asleep or getting our souls to simmer down after a longContinue reading “Psalms of Lament express anguish, Mother’s Day losses, during sleepless nights”