Philippians 2:5-11 Empty of all privilege and power, empty of all vanity and puffed up pride he arrives not as a great warrior astride a

John 11:1-45 To the sound of distant weeping I exited:“Eleazar, Eleazar,” my sisters criedbut the keen came as if from the bottom of a well,

John 9:1-41 Blessed Savior,we open our eyes to see your light,and ask that it illumine our heartsthat we may serve you this daywith joy and

Ashes to tie us to dust, the alleged poverty of too brief time on Earth, but instead proclaims our kinship with the flaring symphony of

Matthew 17:1-9 Something called the sleeper to wakefulnessto stand outside in the hour before dawn;large flecks of snow arrowing out of the inky skylooming suddenly,

Deuteronomy 30:15-20 For the first fourteen years of my teaching career, I taught 7th graders in middle school. I honestly loved most of it—even the

“You are the salt of the earth… and the light of the world.” Matthew 5:13, 16 Reminder of the warm seas of our primordial wading

Matthew 5:1-12 O God, You bless us in every moment, and uphold us by the strength of your Love: hear our prayer, for our hope