Tag: Jesus
Have No Fear
Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” – John 3:3 I’ll Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. He wanted to talk to him. He wanted to learn from him. There was something about Jesus that touched Nicodemus… Read More ›
Do We Believe?
Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me?r Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” – John 20:29 Faith. Faith is a gift. A gift from God. We do not earn it. We receive it whether or not we deserve it. We may not have seen… Read More ›
Jesus Calls Us
Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. – John 21:12 The more time we spend with Jesus, the more we recognize Him in our everyday life. Like any relationship we have, we can only know Jesus… Read More ›
Holy Saturday
“Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce this to his disciples.” – Matthew 28:8 Fear. It is mentioned several times in this gospel passage. The angel said – “Do not be afraid.” The guards were shaken with fear of Him. The disciples were fearful but overjoyed. And… Read More ›
Good Friday
When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. – John 19:30 It is now the early morning of Holy Saturday. I have been reflecting all day on Good Friday. Here we all are, in the middle of this pandemic, living in what we… Read More ›
Jesus Loves
He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. – John 13:1 Jesus loved His own and loved them to the end. I wonder how I would have felt if Jesus came to wash my feet. Probably unworthy. Uncomfortable. Peter did not want Jesus to wash his feet. I can… Read More ›
Jesus and Peter
Peter said to him, “Master, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” – Mt 13:37 Peter, Peter, Peter. We all know, of course, that Peter will deny Jesus three times. But we still love him, because many of us are a lot like him. I would like to… Read More ›
Belonging to Jesus
He said to them, “You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.” – John 8:23 If we are only concerned about this world, this life, then are we not preparing for the life to come? Are we not… Read More ›
Listen to Him
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” – Matthew 17:5 This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. Early in our personal prayer life, we… Read More ›
Take Up Our Cross
Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily – and follow me.” – Luke 9:23 Seems like a no-brainer. I mean, if we want to follow Jesus, if we want to go to heaven and live forever with Jesus, then we… Read More ›
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