Friday in the Third Week of Lent

You are not far from the Kingdom of God

The practice of faith can become more complicated than it needs to be. Mainstream Protestants have a talent for taking that which is light and liberating and turning it into a chore.

My first service in the church was as a monk. That was a simple life, served as a staff member in a parish and punctuated with the daily routine of prayer. It was, I recall,…