Christ’s resurrection wasn’t a once-in-a lifetime thing: we all are raised with him. All the time. Every moment God sets us free.

God’s values are consistently rejected in this world, and God’s power is overlooked. But we see God’s life-giving grace among the poor and powerless.

Spiritual maturity and fullness of life involve bringing our outer and inner lives into harmony. God’s grace brings the shadows that are hidden in our unconscious into the light of awareness.

Jesus clears the temple so no one can make sacrifices. There’s no other way left to please God but to love your neighbor.

To take up your cross is to sacrifice for the sake of love. When we do, Jesus is with us, bearing the weight.

The story of Jesus transfigured, shining with light, invites us to abandon our attempts to figure God out, and simply be in wonder.

Jesus casts out our demons of shame, the feeling we’re “unclean,” unworthy.

Jesus’ call to follow is not a demand to go do something extraordinary: it’s an invitation to be present with him in our lives. When we sense the spirit of love in our lives, all we have to do is go along.