Journey to Wholeness
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As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
… Read the restAs Jesus was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And
… Read the restWhen he had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him.
… Read the restThen Jesus went from that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!
… Read the restOn that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was.
… Read the restNaaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram.
Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer,
believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
Psalm 18:2(3), RSV
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
We can surrender all our cares to the Lord our rock, for he is in charge.… Read the rest
“Between a rock and a hard place” is an American idiom that means: “Facing two equally unpleasant, dangerous, or risky alternatives, where the avoidance of one ensures encountering the harm of the other” (The Free Dictionary). … Read the rest
Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
Luke 7:18b-23 (Matthew 11:2-6)
… Read the restAt that time, John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” When