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“HAVE MY EYES SEEN YOUR SALVATION?” (Lk 2:22-32): 02 February 2008 (Presentation of the Lord)

“HAVE MY EYES SEEN YOUR SALVATION?” (Lk 2:22-32):  02 February 2008 (Presentation of the Lord)

Today’s Readings

I first heard Jason Mraz’s “You and I Both” about three years ago.  Nothing beats a catchy tune–which this is–but it’s also a little too wordy.  The best part, however, is that  somehow it works!

It’s a love song, but it may well have been Simeon’s song when he gets to cradle the Christ Child in his arms after waiting for years for some kind of sign of the salvation of Israel.  

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“CAN YOU SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC?” (Mk 4:26-34): 01 February 2008 (Friday)

“CAN YOU SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC?” (Mk 4:26-34):  01 February 2008 (Friday)

Today’s Readings

Hawaii-based Jack Johnson will soon release an album with a great title:  “Sleep through the Static.”  The song of the same title speaks–with a somewhat ironic tone–against war, and I think the title captures what I feel about today’s readings.