Meditations 4 Misfits

In this short reflection based on the Gospel of John 1:1-20, Fred shares some thoughts on the implications of Christmas.

15 years ago, my wife Nancy donated one of her two kidneys to a stranger … here is her story presented in the Oregonian Newspaper today … https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2022/12/donating-an-organ-to-a-stranger-its-a-small-price-to-pay-to-save-someones-life.html

In this reflection on the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Matthew, Fred shares what the experience of God might have been like for Mary and Joseph. “All-wise. All-powerful. All-loving. All-knowing. We bore to death both God and ourselves with our chatter. God is not to be expressed, only experienced.”
– Frederick Buechner 

“The task of bringing holiness into the world, which is the main obligation of every Jew, has always been seen in the Bible as a partnership, a combined project of humans and God.” – Rabbi Sharon Sobel 

“You enter the path of transformation when you begin to practice what you proclaim.” – Thich Nhat Hanh