So a new “Hunger Games” movie, “Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” just came out, and this is not a spoiler. However, the two main characters, Coriolanus Snow and Lucy Gray, have an excellent relationship. Lucy Gray, everything about her, inspires Coriolanus Snow to be good and to be more virtuous. She is the light. She is the hope for Coriolanus Snow.
Today, we celebrate the blessed Epiphany of the Lord, where Jesus Christ is the light and the hope for all of us. He is the one who brings out the goodness, who brings out the virtue in our hearts. So, no matter what religion you are, no matter what culture you are from, no matter what nation you are from, Jesus Christ is the answer. He is the light for us all. It all comes from Him, and it all ends with Him. Blessed Epiphany, I’m praying for you all. This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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Spiritual Nostalgia
Spiritual nostalgia. It is so real. It is wanting to experience your feelings again during that amazing God moment. It’s wanting to experience again that feeling you had when the Cubs won the World Series. In the gospel for the Sunday, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up the mountain and reveals his glory. They feel they experience the realness of Jesus’ divinity, but then they go down the hill, and Jesus seems to have…
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Security Blanket
Question: what is your security blanket? For Gollum, it’s the ring. For Tony Stark, it’s the Iron Man suit. For Woody, it’s his status as a favorite toy. In the gospel for the Sunday, Jesus gives us the foundations of discipleship, and one of those things is getting rid of the unhealthy attachments that prevent us from Jesus. We all have them. We all have those security blankets that bring us false security…
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Wisdom in Speaking
Have you ever won an argument against your grandma? Exactly. There’s a quiet wisdom in her you just can’t beat. Mother Teresa was the same, simple words, simple life, yet no one ever “won” a debate with her. Because real holiness isn’t something you argue with. It speaks for itself. This week’s reflection unpacks Jesus’ promise: “I will give you wisdom in speaking that your adversaries will be powerless to refute.” When we grow in holiness and ask Jesus for wisdom, the truth carries its own weight. And yes, still probably a bad idea to argue with your grandma.
