Tag: Jesus
Peace
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” – John 20:19 Peace be with you. The disciples were afraid. And Jesus gave them peace…. Read More ›
Jesus, Hold Us Close
I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the Evil One. – John 17:15 Jesus asks the Father to keep His apostles from the “evil one”. He asks that they be protected from evil. And consecrated in truth. He loves all of His disciples. He… Read More ›
Our Hearts Will Rejoice
So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. – John 16:22 The present time is certainly a time of anguish and grief. So many deaths from this pandemic. So many separations as family members cannot… Read More ›
Come, Holy Spirit
But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. – Jn 16:7 I can understand the apostles not wanting to see Jesus go. They really do not… Read More ›
We Are Not Alone
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. – John 14:18 “I will not leave you orphans.” Jesus tells us that we are not alone. Not ever. Even though it sometimes feels like we are navigating through our world all by ourselves. How do we know we are not alone? How do… Read More ›
Jesus Our Friend
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – John 15:13 Think of how we feel when we are with our friends. Especially our best friend. We love them and know we are loved by them. We are relaxed with our friends. We have no fear. We do… Read More ›
Knowing God
f you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him. – John 14:7 God the Father always seems so far away. Not just in a literal sense but in a “knowing” sense. We cannot picture the Father in our heads so we picture… Read More ›
The Light of My Life
I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness. – John 12:46 As a survivor of child sexual abuse, I lived in a world of darkness. There was not much about my childhood that makes me smile. What I do remember was going to church…. Read More ›
The Good Shepherd
I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. – John 10:9 I was once on retreat and my spiritual director told me about how shepherds took care of their sheep. And one of the things they did was to sleep at the… Read More ›
The Life Within
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.” – John 6:53 The child sexual abuse crisis in the Church had me feeling sad and angry and lonely. I felt sick inside. I… Read More ›
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