Usually, I try to offer a fresh perspective on the Gospel passage, approach a familiar text from a new angle, or maybe even offer some possibilities for entering the story…
…but I just can’t do that here. Love one another. Until we learn to love, there’s no other lesson here — no deeper meaning — no mystic practice.
Perhaps, the word which should stand out to all of us in looking toward Sunday is the tiny conjunction staring out at us in judgment from across the ages in v.35…
“if”…