Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.…
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for…
What a great joy we have in Jesus, who is able to transform the ashes of our disappointments and failures into beauty. The beatitudes are a series of blessings from…
"For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking…
It is when we feel our lives in turmoil that we most need Jesus. Christ provides us hope, joy, and love when we are faced with gloom and despair. In…
Many people throughout the bible were deeply puzzled at the person of Jesus. Heralded as a messiah, a prophet, many of those who saw themselves as holy or beyond reproach…
Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” -John 1:46 While the ways in which God is working in our…
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" -1 John 29. How are…
We continue our assembly of the puzzle of God's love this Sunday as we piece together what is means to be given the free grace of God. Throughout the gospel…
Isaiah 43:19 - “I am about to do a new thing, can you not perceive.” Lent is often a puzzling time, we give up major habits in our lives, we…