Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life

5TH WEEK OF LENT   Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life.   What is it like to be “followed” by goodness and kindness?   One sense of the Hebrew word for “follow” is “to chase after.”   That can sound pretty negative.   It can make you...

Never before has anyone spoken like this man

4TH WEEK OF LENT   Never before has anyone spoken like this man.    There’s a lot of confusion in this passage (John 7:40-53).   Some thought Jesus was a prophet.   Others thought he was the Messiah.   Others doubted that he was anything special because of...

I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.

4TH WEEK OF LENT   I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.    Where are you from?   How many times have you been asked that question?   We usually respond with the names of the city, state, or country where we grew up or have lived for a long...

There is another who testifies on my behalf

4TH WEEK OF LENT   There is another who testifies on my behalf.    The religious leaders want to kill Jesus.   Not only has he cured a man on the Sabbath, but by calling God his Father, he is “making himself equal to God” (John 5:18).   Who is he to make...

Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD (SOLEMNITY)   Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.    Why do you think the angel Gabriel greeted Mary with these words?   Perhaps because he wanted Mary to know that God had already filled her with all the grace she would...

Do you want to be well

4TH WEEK OF LENT   Do you want to be well?   In the Bible, we see people who are suffering from all sorts of ailments and diseases and are seeking out Jesus for healing.   But where are the people asking Jesus to heal them of their sins?   Yes, our physical...

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