Journey to Wholeness
Discover the profound union of the Lamb and the Dove in Christ’s revelation as Son of God.
… Read the restThe next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
Jesus calls ordinary fishermen to become fishers of men, inviting us to say “amen” to his adventure of faith.
… Read the restAfter John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: โThis is the time of fulfillment.
A reflection on 1 John 5:5-13 for Friday after Epiphany: John proclaims three enduring witnessesโthe Spirit, the water, and the bloodโthat testify to Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the source of victory over the world and eternal life.… Read the rest
The eternal Word leapt down from heaven, becoming flesh to illumine our darkness with divine light and life.… Read the rest
God’s promise blooms eternally: restoring the Garden of Eden, where justice and praise spring forth in fragrant abundance.
… Read the restAs the earth brings forth its shoots,
and a garden makes its seeds spring up,
So will the Lord God make justice spring up,
and praise before all the nations.
Clothed in garments of salvation, we reclaim the radiant glory lost in Eden and shine as brides of Christ.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation,
Isaiah 61:10b
and wrapped me in a robe of justice…
In the book of Revelation, the holy city, new Jerusalem, comes down out of heaven from God, โprepared as a bride adorned for her husbandโ (Revelation 21:2).… Read the rest
When the cow and the bear graze as one, clean and unclean unite in Christโs peace.
… Read the restThe cow and the bear shall graze,
together their young shall lie down;
the lion shall eat hay like the ox.
In the peaceable kingdom, a little child leads lion and lamb, restoring Edenโs glory to humankind.
… Read the restThe calf and the young lion shall browse together,
with a little child to guide them.
โYour country is waste, your cities burnt with fire,โ the prophet Isaiah rails in the opening chapter of his scroll (1:7a). Judah and Jerusalem are riddled with injustice, hypocrisy, murder, thievery, rebellion, and every sort of corruption.… Read the rest
The path to peace leads to final restoration (shalom)โyet it is only reached through millennia of personal, communal, and cosmic growing pains in Godโs unfolding creation.… Read the rest