My Journey to Emmaus

musings and lessons from the Lord on my spiritual journey

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Choose Your Pain

We all yearn for a painless life, a life devoid of suffering. We long for something we believe we were created for, but it remains

April 30, 2025

The Power of the Weak – lessons from a newborn

“…unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in

April 16, 2025

The Request Jesus will Grant

Mark 5:1-14 – Jesus heals the demon-possessed man. We read three requests in this story. Three different times we read the phrase “begging for Jesus”.

April 4, 2025

The Two (!) Prodigal Sons

We all know the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). Jesus didn’t title the parable, we did. But the parable talks about two sons

March 22, 2025

Advice to myself when the news of the world troubles me

March 6, 2025

Distance is pain.Closeness is joy.Distance is separation.Closeness is belonging.Distance is alienation.Closeness is community.Distance is leaving behind.Closeness is coming closer.Distance is fading memory.Closeness is shared moments.Distance

February 13, 2025