Journey to Wholeness
Discover the joy of the new wine of the bridegroom: Christ brings fresh grace that old forms cannot contain.… Read the rest
… Read the rest“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.
… Read the restAt that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.
… Read the restThen he began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented.
… Read the restTake my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.
… Read the restThen one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, “Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.” And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law!
… Read the restAll things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.
“Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.”
Matthew 5:41
Jesus, who came to set people free, seemed to preach the opposite.… Read the rest
Friday of the Second Week of Advent
Isaiah 48:17-19; Matthew 11:16-19
… Read the restThus says the Lord, your redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord, your God,
teaching you how to prevail,
leading you on the way you should go.
Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent
Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30
In a world of constant change and becoming, faith in an immutably good, true, beautiful, and eternal God of Love is an anchor in the midst of crashing waves.… Read the rest