Spreading the Joy
Joy filled Jesus to the point of overflowing, and spilled onto everyone who came close to him—unless they were allergic.
Joy filled Jesus to the point of overflowing, and spilled onto everyone who came close to him—unless they were allergic.
From his first miracle, to the washing of his disciples feet, to the ultimate miracle of Easter, Jesus was letting himself be taken under in total trust that he would be brought back up.
Maybe prophets are prophets, not because God exclusively speaks to them, but because they choose to listen to what God is, in fact, saying to everyone.
Maybe prophets are prophets, not because God exclusively speaks to them, but because they choose to listen to what God is, in fact, saying to everyone.
Jesus drew people like a magnet with an alarming disregard for the arbitrary boundaries that seem so sacred to the rest of us.
Jesus’ ethic of peace was not the result of a mere political orientation, but of a deep encounter with his Abba.
Jesus has already done everything that needs to be done. There are no missing ingredients. All that remains is for us, as his followers, to hasten the restoration of all things by prayer and obedience.
In the lowliness of his birth, and in the radical submission of his ministry, Jesus makes manifest the character of God.
This is the moment of Emmanuel—God with us. When the One who fills up every corner of existence is now cradled in a manger.
On those living in the valley of the shadows, the Light has dawned. After the long night of waiting, the Morning Himself has arrived at last. And Eve’s weeping gives way to Mary’s song.