Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restOn the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
Click the Shalom Snail Home Page to see this photo in action (only available in desktop view), or click the photo itself (mobile and tablet views).… Read the rest
Glowing amethysts
Arise from dark, frosty soil—
Jewels of the King.
Royal crocuses lead the procession of spring blooms, heralding the death and resurrection of the King of Kings. … Read the rest
… Read the restBrothers and sisters:
When this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about:Death is swallowed up in victory.
… Read the restOn the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
John 3:7-15
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked Jesus (John 3:9). How can a person be “born of the Spirit?”
The youthful Mary had also asked the angel Gabriel, “How can this be?”… Read the rest
Monday of the Second Week of Easter
John 3:1-8
In the dark of night, Nicodemus secretly sought out Jesus to obtain the light of truth.… Read the rest
Thursday within the Octave of Easter
Acts 3:11-26; Luke 24:35-48
Lit by tongues of fire,
Deniers and deserters
Set the world afire.
Like a caterpillar morphed into a butterfly, the apostle Peter flew boldly into the light and witnessed to astonished crowds about Christ’s death and resurrection.… Read the rest
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Matthew 28:8-15
“Do not be afraid!” commanded the lightning white angel at the empty tomb.
A squadron of at least four guards, among the toughest and most indomitable warriors of Rome, “were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men” (Matthew 28:4). … Read the rest
Second Week of Lent, Thursday
Luke 16:19-31
In Charles Dickens’ novel, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge takes a voyage in time to Christmases past, present and future, and wakes up right after the shock of seeing the headstone of his own grave.… Read the rest
