Laurence Freeman, OSB

The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many It’s amazing how the Church can repeat these words of Jesus from a place of hierarchy and privilege.

We trust Jesus because of his suffering and its transcendent aftermath, and because he spoke from a passionate addiction to truth that is the only kind of addiction that sets us free.

Morality says to do to others what you want done to you. This can lead to saying that if that doesn’t happen, then it’s an eye for an eye.

We tend to diverge from the truth the more we analyze, complicate and define.

“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Get this and you get the whole Gospel and it changes your life.

The Dalai Lama has said: “My simple religion is kindness. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy.

Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. “There must be a catch.” Of course there is.