May 7, 2022 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF EASTER To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. It was decision time. Jesus’ followers had just heard him proclaim himself the “bread of life.” Whoever eats this bread, he said, would “live forever” (John 6:48, 51). To most of Jesus’...
May 6, 2022 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF EASTER Get up and go. “Oh, the places you’ll go!” exclaimed Dr. Seuss as he imagined a life of excitement and possibility for his readers. God has an exciting life planned for each of us, and it’s not imaginary. It’s a life of significance and relevance....
May 5, 2022 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF EASTER Blessed be God who refused me not my prayer or his kindness. You can almost hear these words from today’s psalm on the lips of the Ethiopian court official after he met Philip (see Acts 8:39). The official had just been to the Temple in Jerusalem...
May 4, 2022 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF EASTER Those who had been scattered went about preaching the word. Just before he ascended, Jesus told the disciples to remain in Jerusalem until they were “clothed with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). So they waited, and just as Jesus promised, they...
May 3, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (FEAST) Whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these. Although Philip had been following Jesus for some time, he still had much to learn about the Lord. For example, when faced with a huge...
May 2, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT ATHANASIUS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) His face was like the face of an angel. Stephen was under no illusions. He knew that his accusers had only one goal: to find an excuse to justify putting him to death. The verdict had already been rendered....
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