Pastor’s Column 4th Sunday of Lent March 19, 2023 There are three principal actors on the stage of our gospel this Sunday (John 9:1-41). First, we have the scribes and Pharisees: they have the power of sight, while, in fact, they are spiritually blind. Then, there is the blind man, who is sitting by the side of the road begging for alms. Finally, we have Jesus and his disciples, who are passing by. For some reason, the sight of this handicapped man raises many questions in t

Pastor’s Column 3rd Sunday of Lent March 12, 2023 Jesus has arrived at a very ancient well in central Israel (John 4:5-42). He and the disciples have been traveling slowly south toward Jerusalem, away from the relative safety of the north, where they had gone to avoid Herod and the Pharisees who want to kill him. The path that Jesus has chosen is more direct, but also goes through Samaritan territory. Since he was headed toward Jerusalem, he could expect hostility in any enco

Pastor’s Column 2nd Sunday of Lent March 5, 2023 “While Jesus was praying, his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.” Luke 9:29 At the Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor (Matthew 17:1-9), we see the Lord unveiled, as he really is: a being of light, the Son of God in all his glory. Of course he keeps his glory hidden on earth, precisely so that our free-will is not violated. We will never see Christ as he is in his Godhead and glory while we are in life