Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restAnd people brought to Jesus a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him.
… Read the restJesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And
… Read the restThe apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
This couplet was inspired by icons of the Theotokos of the Unburnt Bush and medieval titles of the Immaculate Virgin Mary as a pure fountain or wellspring.… Read the rest
… Read the restAs Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They
Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur. It… Read the rest
This tercet is read with the Hebrew pronunciations of the archangels’ names. Each name ends with the Hebrew el, which means “God.”
Mi-ka-el means “Who is like God?”
… Read the restWho is this that comes forth like the dawn,
as beautiful as the moon, as resplendent as the sun,
as awe-inspiring as bannered troops?
… Read the restRaising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said:
“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.
… Read the restThen God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple.