Holy Saturday

This had to be the longest and scariest day for the disciples. They had just witnessed the brutal murder of their Lord and Master.  Now, hid in the upper room, fearing for their own lives, all they could do is think….Think about all the things that had transpired in the last five days. What they [...]

Good Friday

Today we remember the beatings, the death and the burial of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Thank you Father for your Son. Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice.Thank you Holy Spirit, for your leading us to yourself.
Amen.

God said, “No.”

                                by Claudia Minden Weisz
I asked God to take away my pride, and God said “No.” He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole, and God said “No.” He said that her spirit was whole: her body is only temporary.
I [...]

Lenten Reflection Week 5: John 19:28

After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.”
This has been mentioned as fulfilled prophesy from Psalm 22:16 and/or Psalm 69:22. Jesus’ physical thirst is described vividly in 22:16, “As dry as a potsherd [a pottery fragment or a piece of sun-baked clay] is [...]

Lenten Reflection Week 2: Luke 23:43

He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
In this saying from the cross, Jesus assures a dying thief that he will be with Him in paradise today. What then is here for us to understand?
Some have used this verse as an argument against the necessity of [...]