Posts by Tristan Evans
Only The Lord, Count Everything Else as Loss
Blessings to you as we reach the fifth week of Lent. I pray your journey has been reflective and fruitful regarding how good our God is to us. As we continue our journey, let us turn our eyes to the readings for today and see how God’s people gave up comforts, old ways, and pride…
Read MoreIt’s A Matter of Life or Death
Today’s readings are very clear that a choice has been set before us. The choice, as it was revealed in the first reading, was not merely a suggestion set, but Moses with authority was clear that he “enjoin(ed)” or commanded (Deuteronomy 30:16) a particular way on the people for their prosperity and good life. It…
Read MoreJesus Our Gift
A Lesson to Be Learned As I read and began reflecting on the readings for today, I was reminded of a story my grandmother shared with me about her and her twin sister one Christmas. During this one particular Christmas, they received baby dolls from my great grandfather who was a Brick Mason. He did…
Read MoreOutstretched Hand
How blessed are we to have a caring God who stretches out his hands to protect and heal us? As I reflect on the readings of today, the theme of the outreached hand is a recurring theme. In the first reading we see how the Lord works through the “outreached hand” of Moses to part the…
Read MorePrayer of Unity
How blessed are we to have hope in Christ? As Christians, we are given a mission by Christ to witness His cause, which is also the cause of God the Father. The mission to ensure all may know “God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in…
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