“And you know the way where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but by me.” John 14: 4-6 How…[read more]
I know whom I have chosen; it is that the scripture may be fulfilled. . . . Amen, amen I say to you, whoever receives one whom I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. John 13: 18, 20 Today’s gospel continues to speak of the mission of Jesus…[read more]
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Acts 13: 2 And whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. John 12:45 As presented in Acts, the dynamic growth of the church in its…[read more]
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. John 10: 27-8 The teaching of Jesus in the gospels often emerges out of a dramatic conflict with those who cannot…[read more]
“When he [the shepherd] has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow,; but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not…[read more]
He said, “Who are you, sir?. The reply came, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.” Acts: 9: 4-5 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. As the living…[read more]
I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh. John 6: 51 It is Jesus himself who is the source of life, who is life for us. Jesus is…[read more]
I am the bread of life; anyone who comes to me shall not hunger, and anyone who believes in me shall never thirst. John 6: 35 Today’s gospel invites the question: “For what do we most deeply hunger and thirst?” It is only, says the gospel, the gift of God in Jesus himself who can…[read more]
Amen, amen I say to you, it is not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6: 32-2 In Jewish understanding, the…[read more]
. . . they came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled.” . . . So they said to him, “What can we do to accomplish the works of God?” Jesus answered…[read more]
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