His disciples said, “ . . . Now we know that you know all things and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered each to your own home,…[read more]
So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice and no one will take your joy from you. In that day you will ask nothing of me. Amen, amen I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father he will give it to you in my…[read more]
And so the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven; there at the right hand of God he took his place, while they, going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied it. Mark 16: 19-20 On this Feast of…[read more]
Since the God who made the world and everything in it is himself Lord of heaven and earth, he does not make his home in shrines made by human hands. Nor is he dependent on anything that human hands can do for him, since he can never be in need of anything; on the contrary,…[read more]
And when he [the Paraclete] comes he will expose the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. John 16: 8-11 In…[read more]
But I have said these things to you that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them. John 16:4 Ordinary life is largely life in forgetfulness. This state is not essentially the difficulty in remembering specific words, proper names, and where we’ve placed our keys that troubles those of us…[read more]
No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. John 15: 15 Today’s gospel reading brings to mind, by way of contrast, a bit of…[read more]
Inasmuch as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you, and…[read more]
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. So, I am the vine, you are the branches. John 15: 4-5 Today is the birthday of Sigmund Freud. Although Freud has become a controversial, and…[read more]
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. . . . I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me; but I do as the Father has commanded me,…[read more]
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