Meditate at Eight

You Are Seen-Known-Cherished - Ponderings: I was listening to a podcast on "useless facts" last night as I went to bed, and here's one that caught me by surprise. Did you know there are 118 ridges on the side of a dime, 119 on the side of a quarter, 150 on the side of...

Nourishment For The Soul - Ponderings: It's Happy World Book Day (among several others, according to Google, including Slay a Dragon Day, which doesn't seem very relevant to me). In celebration, I feel like I should go to a bookstore and buy a book. There's a...

How Often Do We Ask God Questions - Ponderings: Here's another internet question for today: What's your best line to end an argument? Here are some possibilities. "I'm out (or done)." "Let's just agree to disagree." "Whatever!" (said sarcastically). "Goodbye." "Well,...

Chasing Something Extraordinary - Ponderings: “I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes...

The Day Of The Cross - Ponderings: We've made a long Lenten journey together, and now it's about at an end. This is Good Friday, the day of the cross. At first glance, the name of the day seems an incredible misnomer. How could Jesus' worst day as a human be called...

Do This In Remembrance Of Me - Ponderings: We are getting to the end of Holy Week. This is the day of the Last Supper: finding the upper room where they could meet, preparing the Passover meal, washing the disciples' feet, and sharing a final meal and conversation. It...

Thirty Pieces Of Silver - Ponderings: Today is the calm before the storm, the lull in the eye of the hurricane. Today is Wednesday of Holy Week. Instead of spending time alone, Jesus continues going to the temple during the day for some final teaching and then...

Jesus's Words Of Anger And Warning - Ponderings: Even though Jesus's days are numbered, these early days of Holy Week are hard to reconstruct. The Gospels tell us of several events, but aren't clear on the timing. Emotions, particularly those of Jesus, help give...

Welcome To Holy Week - Ponderings: Welcome to the last week of Jesus's life on earth to live as one of us. Welcome to Holy Week. What would you want to accomplish if you knew you had just five days to live? Is there a place you've always wanted to see? Are there...