April 26, 2026

Once again we are confronted with sign of the anger and violence around us. A shooting in our nation’s capital … at a dinner attended by the president A shooting in Chicago — where a police officer is killed and another is in critical condition. The tension in the Middle East and places like Ukraine —- they continue to pull at our heart-strings. I need some hope. I need to know Jesus lives in the heart-and-soul of each one of us. Giving us the courage and grace and “whatever it takes” to get through each day. I see that little picture one of you put on our Facebook page —- with a young boy putting little Jesus in a bowl of water: symbolizing how he “washes our sins away.” I couldn’t help but smile at his “child-like” faith. Yes: unless we receive the “kingdom of God” like a little child, we can easily lose the power and message that sustains us each day. Wherever you are today … here in this “humble temple” or holding “little Jesus” at an “altar” far away —— we are bound together by God’s goodness and grace. I am so thankful and empowered by what we share. Peace Don