Journey to Wholeness
Whoever receives you receives me,
Matthew 10:40
and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
Whoever believes in me
believes in the one who sent me.
All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
Come and see the empty tomb—He is risen! Alleluia!
… Read the restAfter the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And
The sealed and empty tomb proclaims: Christ rose intact, preserving seals as from the Virgin’s womb.
Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre. … Read the rest
Behold the Suffering Servant and the Man of Sorrows: betrayed at the table, yet steadfast in love.… Read the rest
From Hosanna to Crucify him: Christ’s fidelity endures amid our fickleness.
When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her.… Read the rest
Jesus fulfills the law—not abolishing, but embodying God’s Torah as wisdom, life, and love.… Read the rest
In the blinding glory of the Transfigured Christ, Jesus touches us and whispers: “Rise, and do not be afraid.”
After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.… Read the rest
In the desert’s silence, Jesus confronted every human weakness—and conquered it with God’s living Word.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He… Read the rest
Rend your heart, not your garments: discover the hidden treasures of Lent in secret prayer, fasting, and mercy.
Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments,
and return to the LORD, your God.… Read the rest