“O Lord, I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbour. Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or…

“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing–that when we look for what’s best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we’re doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something sacred.”

1   O God, you are my God, I seek you,            my soul thirsts for you;       my flesh faints for you,            as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.  2   So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,            beholding your power and glory.  3   Because your steadfast love is better than life,            my lips…

Gospel Reading Mark 15:33-39 33When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling…

“Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love. Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our…

1   How lovely is your dwelling place,            O LORD of hosts!  2   My soul longs, indeed it faints            for the courts of the LORD;       my heart and my flesh sing for joy            to the living God. 3   Even the sparrow finds a home,            and the swallow a nest for herself,            where she may lay her young,       at your…

Gospel Reading Mark 15:22-32 22Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take. 25It was nine o’clock in…

“It’s very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It’s easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other.”