The Chapel of Richartz House (3)

Dear brothers in Christ,

In the stillness of the night, the people of Israel began their journey. They didn’t march out proudly—they walked quietly, carrying bread baked in haste and hearts filled with longing. Our first reading from the Book of Exodus tells us it was a …

Dear brothers in Christ,

The story from Exodus is heavy with finality. Nine plagues have passed. Pharaoh has resisted, relented, and hardened again. But now the tenth is coming. The Lord will act. Not to humiliate Egypt, but to save a people. To begin again. The night of …

Dear friends in Christ,

This morning’s readings are about burden and deliverance—about the weight we carry, and the God who carries us.

Our first reading, from the Book of Exodus, takes us to the desert, where Moses, a fugitive turned shepherd, stands barefoot before a bush …