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The word change normally refers to new beginnings. But transformation, the mystery we’re examining, more often happens not when something new begins, but when something old falls apart.
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus encounters some local fisherman and tells them that, if they follow him, they will become “fishers of men.”
Jesus is the one, true, priest forever and he intercedes for us. He has no need to make sacrifices to make up for his own sinfulness. It is good to offer him our thanks.
May this prayer soothe our hearts and quiet our minds on this day.
The world is divided, and kindness is in short supply. May this prayer be a reminder that Christ’s message is timeless and crucial—especially today.
Like Melchizedek, Jesus is king of peace–without conventional human ancestry, superior to Abraham and his children, called by God to a priesthood that lasts forever.
God’s promise and oath to Abraham are still in force. They offer us an anchor of hope that reaches all the way to heaven.
Living in a transitional age is scary: It’s falling apart, it’s unknowable, it doesn’t cohere, it doesn’t make sense, it’s all mystery again, and we can’t put order in it.
Christ has been established by God to be our high priest. Learning the implications of that priesthood is a basic element of our Christian faith.
There’s a moral realism in healthy and grounded people. They’re not ideological, on the left or the right. They can accept people whom others have judged for one reason or another.
