Brother Juniper

Brother Juniper.

His feast day is May 14.

Juniper was one of the original companions/brothers of St. Francis. This is around the year 1250 or so.

Anyhow, the Franciscans were known as "fools for Christ". . .because they would give anything to any one. . .and Brother Juniper was no exception. He would give away things from the altar to the poor, even the clothes off his back! This would infuriate the people that he lived with, to the point where they would hide their belongings.

He kind of reminds me of Robin Hood. His zeal and passion are impressive. What do you have zeal and passion for? Perhaps if we harness just a bit of that zeal for a positive outcome, we could end hunger, for example.

There is enough food in this world . . . we just need to do a Robin Hood, and let the rich feed the poor.

Open your mind, Open your heart . . . and open your life to what God can do.