And as we read all of this that took place back then, we are being called, too. We are being called to see our place in the kingdom of God, and who and what and how we are in that kingdom.
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Weary, weak, and tired — God is our strength
If we just have hope in the Lord — yes, hope.
Continue readingGod our rock outlasts, withstands the buffeting winds, storms of life
Both Isaiah and Jesus are pointing us towards a most important focus, igniting within us a confidence in our God, and a belief that will be imprinted in and on our hearts, “In God we trust.”
Continue readingWhat if this Advent, 7 happens to us?
Are we prepared to meet him?
Continue readingBe the disciples, apostles you’ve been baptized to become
As you are called, now you are sent!
Continue readingCount your blessings, chiefly those we receive through Jesus the Christ
This was truly, for all those lepers, whether they realized it or not, their very own very special Thanksgiving Day.
Continue readingWisdom guides, fills us with the kingdom of God
As Jesus says so many times in the Gospel, “It’s here! It’s now! It is forever!”
Continue readingJesus identifies with eternal life, promises it to us
We die with Christ — and, therefore, do not fear it. And we also rise with Christ into a forever life; and death has no more power over us!
Continue readingThe cross shows us two very different faces
But we must look up and see. We simply must see, especially with the eyes of our hearts, so that we, too, can confess that “Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Continue readingThe grandeur of God can be ours for the taking
Spiritual sight and spiritual insight are gifts of faith that, thanks be to God, his grandeur and abiding love offers to us all.
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