Bits of Being

thoughts on life, faith, family….and, yes, just learning to "be"

  • Walking to Easter – 4th Station of the Cross

    Post Views = 1321Jesus meets his mother and other women at the foot of the cross John 19:25-27 While the soldiers were looking after themselves, Jesus’ mother, his aunt, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene stood at the foot of the cross. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing near…

  • Walking to Easter: 3rd Station of the Cross

    Post Views = 1135Jesus falls for the first time From Isaiah 53:4-7 Yet it was our suffering he carried,     our pain and distress, our sick-to-the-soul-ness. We just figured that God had rejected him,     that God was the reason he hurt so badly. But he was hurt because of us; he suffered so.     Our wrongdoing wounded…

  • Walking to Easter: 2nd Station of the Cross

    Post Views = 1344Jesus accepts his cross John 19:17 “They sent Jesus out carrying His own instrument of execution, the cross, to a hill known as the Place of the Skull, or Golgotha, in Hebrew.”  He carried his own cross. He didn’t try to get rid of it. He didn’t hurl the cross to the…

  • Walking to Easter: 1st Station of the Cross

    Post Views = 1305Pilate condemns Jesus to death Matthew 27:24-26 “Pilate said, “I’m washing my hands of responsibility for this man’s death. From now on, it’s in your hands. You’re judge and jury.” The crowd said, “Indeed let His blood be upon us – upon us and our children!”……And he handed Jesus over to be…

  • Book Review: Stations of the Cosmic Christ

    Post Views = 3315SBy Matthew Fox and Bishop Marc Andrus With artists M.C. Richards and Ullrrich Javier Lemus What a treasure! Each page of this book is filled with a wealth of creativity and truth that captivates the soul. Each chapter is rich with artwork, meditations, and guided spiritual practices to help one contemplate the…

  • For life’s dark moments

    Post Views = 1718When life is dark, look for the light. When the light shines too brightly, wear sunglasses. When the sunglasses hide too much, take them off.  When your eyes are full of tears, water the flower growing between the rocks. When the rocks are about to crush you, throw them into the well…

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