Jesus reminds us today that he is a Messiah who leads like a shepherd. Thanks be to God for the opportunity to be Christ’s sheep, to listen to his voice, to know him, to follow him; and thanks be to God for the church, and the opportunity to journey together and encourage one another along […]
After talking to Jesus, the woman at the well is amazed and believes that it is the messiah, yet Jesus is such a gift to her she almost finds it hard to believe. And yet she cannot contain her excitement. This woman who was shut off from her world pushes her way back in to […]
Just as John was able to proclaim that the Messiah was coming, yet he had to be helped to see this one in a new light, so we too are called to look for the one who was, who is, and who is to come, in ways that we might not expect. For while Christ […]
Christ as King is known chiefly upon the cross upon which he was crucified…the questions of the leaders, soldiers, and thief, are the same questions the world and the church asks of Jesus today….A crucified Messiah goes against everything we may hope for as God’s reign is power hidden in weakness.