Far from home and with no place to lie down except for a manger and no heat for warmth save for that emanating from the smelly stable animals, Mary and Joseph brought their son into what might seem an impersonal and uncaring world. Continue reading A Light that Shines in the Darkness; Bishop Jon’s Christmas Letter
The world really needs God’s light and it only takes a little light to bring hope. Continue reading The Light Has Come; Wednesday in the Second Week of Easter
Today is Laetare Sunday or Joyful Sunday. It is called that because we are more than half-way through Lent and the joy of Easter is approaching. As we look around our world today it might be hard to see the joy. Continue reading “We Are Children of the Light; Fourth Sunday of Lent”
There is solace in knowing that the sun will rise again. Though the sun is out of our view we see signs of its presence still as beautiful displays of fiery red and orange clouds skirt the horizon during the mid-day. These days without sunshine might seem long but like all life’s difficult moments, these too will pass. Continue reading The Dark Days