Luke 1:48-49
[Mary said] “… for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name.”
From now on… those are deep words for anyone who is trying to figure out today. From now [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Endless Future
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged acceptance, choice, choosing, disappointment, expectations, faith, God, hope, love, Mary, trust on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who Sent You?
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged authenticity, faith, God, Jesus, truth, way of Jesus, witness on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 12:44-45
Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me.”
We are all ambassadors for someone or something. We may not even realize it but it is true. People [...]
Hiding in Plain Sight
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged faith, Jesus, love on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 12:36b
When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.
I couldn’t help but wonder what this hiding would look like. It certainly wasn’t “hide and seek.” It’s not like he hid behind a column and peeked out to make sure no one saw him before he bolted out the back door. And [...]
Lazarus Come Out!
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged change, Jesus, Lazarus, new life, renewal, transformation, way of Jesus on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 11:43-44
When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
We are just like Lazarus. We are dead [...]
Follow the Rabbi
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Christ, conversion, faith, Jesus, Master, Rabbi's Yoke, trust, way of Jesus on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 12:26
“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”
People in Jesus’s culture understood what his call of “follow me” demanded. He was offering his rabbi’s yoke; he was asking them to acknowledge his authority as their “master” (literal translation [...]
Hour of Decision
Posted in Feast Days and Holy Days, Ordinary Time, tagged change, Jesus, marriage, pain, prayer, transformation, truth, way of Jesus, worship on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 12:23
Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified….”
There are several places in scripture where Jesus refers to “the hour.” Sometimes he speaks of it as a time that cannot be known or that the hour was approaching or that the hour had not yet come. But here in [...]
Hosanna! But Not That Way
Posted in Feast Days and Holy Days, Ordinary Time, tagged God's will, Hosanna, Palm Sunday, prayer, way of Jesus on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 12:12b-13a
…when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “ Hosanna! … “
Hosanna means “save us.” But unfortunately, the crowds who cried, “save us!” at the triumphal entry of Jesus in Jerusalem (now marked as Palm Sunday) did not particularly [...]
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