Journey to Wholeness
“Let not your hearts be troubled;
John 14:1
believe in God, believe also in me.”
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for you are with me.
… Read the restWho is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. No one who denies the Son has the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Matthew 6:9 (RSV)
Holy Father, keep them in your name,
that they may be one just as we are.
Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me,
John 17:11 (ESV)
that they may be one, even as we are one.
Seven, eight, nine…
Communion is divine!
John 17:11b-19
“Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.”
John 17:11
In the Old Testament, names stood for the character and mission of a person, as when Abram became Abraham, or Jacob became Israel.… Read the rest
7th Week of Easter, Tuesday
“…everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them.”
John 17:10
Contemplation of divine truths requires deep silence and listening.… Read the rest
7th Week of Easter, Sunday
John 17:1-11a
“Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.”
The word “glory” rings several times in this passage, evoking an unfamiliar and unworldly milieu.… Read the rest
6th Week of Easter, Saturday
John 16:23-28
“On that day” of rejoicing, Jesus says, “you will not question me about anything.” But on this day, “whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.”… Read the rest
6th Week of Easter, Friday
John 16:20-23
Gaze upon a flower for one minute and observe its movement. It appears to be still, but it is constantly changing, growing or fading. The wind blows and it sways. Light and shadows flicker continuously so that it appears in a slightly different shade every second.… Read the rest
5th Week of Easter, Saturday
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.”
John 15:18
From the moment of Christ’s birth, danger loomed as news of an infant king reached the ears of King Herod.… Read the rest