Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restOn that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore.
… Read the restTax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
… Read the restAnd he told them this parable: “There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none, he said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none.
Today’s prophecy and tomorrow’s fulfillment may look like exact opposites. In the first reading, God speaks to Jeremiah amid national chaos and despair.… Read the rest
… Read the restAgain he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened.”
In prayer, we have a direct beeline to God. May we abide in his love, bearing fruit.
“I am the vine, you are the branches.
… Read the restJesus said to his disciples: “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad.
… Read the restJesus told his disciples this parable: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
… Read the restJesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
… Read the restOn a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.