Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened
Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life.
Humility is the open invitation to follow and sit at the table with Christ.
Long before Zacchaeus desired to see Jesus, a tree was planted to meet his need.
Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?
We usually recall the story of the fishermen that dropped their nets and followed Jesus. Nonetheless, the story of Nathanael has beautiful layers for us to learn from.
He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it.
Jesus was on the shore watching the dilemma of the disciples as they thrashed and struggled on the sea.
We know that Jesus laid His life down for others. However, it did not happen just once at Calvary.
Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later.”
Like so many characters in the stories of the Bible, Mary does not quite grasp the significance of her actions.
When we ask for great faith, heavy crosses will come.
The upheaval and the disruption, though unwanted at times, are the means through which God will lead us all to the new Promised Land of heaven
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving
God goes to battle for the Israelites just as He goes to battle daily for each of us.
Before Christ sent the disciples out into the world, He summoned them and they came to Him.
Even the greatest of saints struggled with vice and virtue.
When we find ourselves focusing on other people, places, things, and activities we lose focus of God’s will for our life.
We are meant to be by Jesus’ side to receive His blood and water.
Silence is more than an absence, it is an available entrance for God.
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God
When our minds are intentionally present and focused on Jesus, we begin to see the absence of our human concerns.
True generosity does not measure, it just gives.
God brings us through suffering so that we may be given something greater than we could ever imagine.
He became as we are to bring God’s presence into the human experience.
What trials are we experiencing today that test our genuine faith?
When we approach Jesus with our needs, He is generous and desires to go beyond what we asked for.
The lesson of Nazareth is that familiarity with Jesus does not necessarily translate to true faith.
Are we prepared to respond by accepting and entrusting our life to His words?
