Watching and Waiting

Reading: Mark 14:32-42 In our fast-paced, modern culture, waiting often seems like cruel and unusual punishment. The very thought of supermarket checkout lines, crowds at the RMV, busy doctors’ offices, or Friday afternoons on the highways around Boston is enough to trigger feelings of frustration, tedium, and boredom. Waiting, we feel, is nothing but lost…

Betrayal

Reading: Matthew 27:1-10 During this Lenten Season, we remember our Lord’s great sacrifice. We have all probably experienced betrayal to some degree, whether on a large scale or a small one, but to be betrayed by those closest to you, one in your inner circle, has to be devastating; to forgive the betrayer is a difficult…