Wouldn't it be wonderful to have Jesus himself explain the Scriptures to us? All those little things (and big things) we've wondered about would be explained. He could tell us exactly how Moses and the Hebrew people crossed the Red Sea. What got into King Saul to make him want to kill David? Why did He choose to be born at that particular time? Jesus explained many of those things to some of his disciples after he rose from the dead. When Jesus was walking with two of his followers on the road to Emmaus, Luke (24:27) tells us that "beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself." What a privilege! For reflection: What Scripture would I most like to have explained by God? Let us pray. Jesus, I ask you to give me new insight into that Scripture today. Just as you explained things to your disciples on the road to Emmaus, help me with that passage today.
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Many times when people are considering a new job, they ask about the benefits. Is there health insurance, life insurance or some kind of retirement plan in the pay package? God has a benefits package too. It is partially outlined in Psalm 103. God forgives all our sins, heals all our diseases and redeems our life from the pit. He crowns us with love and compassion like a father. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love. He satisfies our desires with good things. He renews our youth like the eagle's. If we are oppressed, he works righteousness and justice for us. He is slow to anger. When he is angry, he won't stay that way forever. He knows how he formed us, that we were made from dust. He knows that our days are short, but he remembers us and loves us forever and ever. For reflection: Let us be thankful today that God made us, that he knows us completely, and that he loves us. Let us pray. Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. (Psalm 103: 1-2) We last reflected on Paul's words of praise about Jesus in Colossians 1:12-20. John has a similar reflection at the beginning of his Gospel: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. (John 1:1-4) Let's intersperse the two passages: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He is the image of the invisible God. He was with God in the beginning. He is the firstborn over all creation. Through him all things were made, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. He is the firstborn from among the dead. God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him. For reflection: What does it mean that Jesus is God made visible? Adam and Eve had spoken to God face-to-face, as had Moses. But now all could see Jesus, image of the invisible God. The fullness of God was in him. Let us pray. Invisible made visible, show yourself to me today. Let me see your face. |
AliceI started this website and blog on May 1, 2012. I am a Catholic who has been in ministry for many years. I first developed what I would call a close relationship with Jesus in the early 1970s. Ever since then I have been praying with people for healing and other needs. It is because I have seen so many of these prayers answered that I am so bold as to offer to pray for you individually through this website and phone line. Archives
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