For this reason the church gives to us a super-abundance of John’s Jesus these days, leading up to the great feasts of the Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost, respectively.
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The stage is set for the greatest story ever told
We will tell it. We will hear it yet again.
Continue readingHe was raised, and we will all be there one day
Jesus never faltered in his absolute belief and confidence in his Father.
Continue readingA story of fools
They had no idea what this teacher had within him to teach them.
Continue readingJesus is the waters that give us life
We simply must stop and appreciate those same waters that gave us life!
Continue readingAct like our Father who art in heaven
“Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you.”
All that Jesus would become is ‘presented’ to us in this feast
And light — yes, light — would be given unto us forever and ever and ever. Amen!
Continue readingWe are lost and found — it is our story, it is our salvation
And stepping back and taking a good look, we can surmise that the angels did their work — even giving the name Jesus, and best of all “got the word out there” as angels (messengers) are trained to do.
Continue readingBiblical miracles are the stuff of our lives
This is the great feast of incarnation. This is God coming into our humanity, God divinizing our humanity.
Continue readingSalvation comes from the law and the prophets
Once again, Jesus is criticizing those who are hard-hearted, who do not listen, who only judge, who criticize first this way and then that way, and who reject both the austerity of John and the celebratory welcoming of Jesus.
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