An army of days stands between the sweaty work of breaking soil and the harvest that puts bread on the table and joy in a cup. Only the courage to trust in labor’s good product pushes through that threat. Anything less and a man lies down, folds his arms, and asks the air ‘What can [...]
Archive for April, 2009
delayed gratification: Proverbs 12.11
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Proverbs, textures on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
amor y ruptura: Isaías 1.1-9
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Isaías, Isaiah, reflexión bíblica, texturas, textures on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
El libro bíblico que llamamos ‘Isaías’ es inmenso. Esta observación es acertada no solamente en alusión a sus sesenta y seis capítulos, sino por la profundidad e impacto que ha causado en la vida de incontables comunidades judías y cristianas. Quizá el amor—divino o humano—se comprenda mejor cuando el observador tome en cuenta las angustias [...]
The joys and agonies of new things (a biblical reflection prepared for the board of Overseas Council Europe, Frankfurt, Germany)
Posted in textures, tagged Acts, bibical reflection, Isaiah, Leviticus, Psalms, textures on April 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It often seems as though events move too quickly. We feel we live in a reality that is far too fluid. We wish for some stasis, a chance to catch our breaths. We are overcome, sometimes, by nostalgia for a time when things remained the same. Perhaps this static time exists only in our minds, [...]
two hard jobs: Deuteronomy 18
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Deuteronomy, textures on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Mosaic blueprint for an emerging nation does not wallow in sentimental egalitarianism. Nor is it precisely a meritocracy. Critical offices that the nation will require are allocated by a mixture of inheritance and charism. Yet whatever route brings a priest or prophet to his task, the burden of responsibility does not rest lightly. In [...]
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