Author: Other Voices

And in this season of baptismal renewal we also commit ourselves to assisting the lost those who feel themselves straying from the path of their own treasure, those who need some life-giving U-turn, no matter how major or modest.

So do we sing Alleluia? Or phooey? If Christ is risen death vanquished, and resurrection assured why do the innocent still die and so much suffering endure?

So many folks in our own ambit are languishing in the darkness of some tomb hoping God or one of God’s people might speak or act in such a way that they hear the resounding invitation to come forth, leave the darkness behind, be unbound, and step into the light.

But this third Sunday of Lent, which the church designates as the premiere day for the first public scrutiny of the elect moving towards Easter sacraments, reminds us that Lent is first and foremost a font journey, a well-drawing opportunity, a rock-striking moment for those thirsting for life eternal.

Turning the other cheek was not an act of cowardice or passivity but an act of defiance.