May 25, 2018 | Word Among Us
I am not responsible for the blood of any of you. What a poignant meeting this must have been between St. Paul and the believers in Ephesus. He had lived and worked with them for three years, and they had become dear to his heart. But now he had come to say...
May 24, 2018 | Word Among Us
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you. Matthias must have felt doubly chosen by God. Being among the followers of Jesus who had been with him from the start, he likely heard the Lord say, “Come follow me.” Then he was chosen to replace Judas as one of...
May 23, 2018 | Word Among Us
This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven . . . Ascension of Jesus When we think of the ascension of Jesus, we often think about how marvelous it must have been to see him whisked away into the sky, heralded by angels and looked upon with awe by the...
May 22, 2018 | Word Among Us
Whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. What does it mean to ask the Father in Jesus’ name when we pray? According to Jewish tradition, a person’s name was not just the word you would use to get their attention. To speak in a person’s name was to...
May 21, 2018 | Word Among Us
You will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When we watch a movie or read a book, it’s usually pretty easy to follow the plot. We understand the story because we see one event following from another, and we begin to get a feel for where the story is heading. ...
May 19, 2018 | Word Among Us
The Lord has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness. Suppose you were to find a very old locket that was engraved inside. The words on the inscription may not mean much to you, but they were probably very special to the original owner of the locket. That is,...
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