Resilient Faith

John 13:21-32 NRSV

Jesus Foretells His Betrayal

21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. 27 After he received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “Do quickly what you are going to do.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival”; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the piece of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.

The New Commandment

31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him,  God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 

Happy Holy Week

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Gospel John 12:1-8 NRSV

Mary Anoints Jesus
12 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them  with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii  and the money given to the poor?” 6 (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for me the day of my burial. 8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

May we always honor our Savior and appreciate our time with Him. 

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Loving your Enemies

Luke 6: 32-36

 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.[a] Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. 
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

How is Jesus speaking to you? What can you do differently? 

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Luke 13:6-9 NRSV


The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.
7 So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’
8 He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it.
9 If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

Where are the fruitful and abundance places in your life?
What is lacking? 
What areas need your care?
Ask God to guide you in your journey to abundance and growth.  

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Psalm 27 NRSV

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When evildoers assail me
    to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
    they shall stumble and fall.

3 Though an army encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
    yet I will be confident.

4 One thing I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
    and to inquire in his temple.

5 For he will hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will set me high on a rock.

6 Now my head is lifted up
    above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
    sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud,
    be gracious to me and answer me!

8 “Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
    Your face, Lord, do I seek.

9     Do not hide your face from me.

Do not turn your servant away in anger,
    you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
    O God of my salvation!

10 If my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will take me up.

11 Teach me your way, O Lord,
    and lead me on a level path
    because of my enemies.

12 Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
    for false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they are breathing out violence.

13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living.

14 Wait for the Lord;
    be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the Lord!

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We are 1 week in the Lenten Season. What have you let go so that new growth can happen? Growth and faith help us during the season of Lent.

Today we will ponder what tempts us ?

Luke 4:1-13 KJV
Satan Tempts Jesus

1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

Create in us a clean heart, oh God.  Amen

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Unsubscribe: creating sacred space for God

The season of Lent has always been about ruthlessly eliminating distractions from our lives so that we can focus more fully on God and the things that actually bring life.  As we begin to emerge out of this 2-year pandemic, what are the distractions we’ve picked up along the way that we need to “unsubscribe” from if we are going to bring God back into the center?  Please join us this Lenten season as we talk about moving closer to God by moving away from other things; eliminating distraction form our lives so that we can draw closer to God and all the things that actually count in this life. 

Choosing to be present in the moment and have gratitude for the day allows you to enjoy the beauty of now.

Prepare your heart and mind for this season of Lent with meditation and prayer. We hope this practice fills your heart with gratitude. 

God of creation, who brought us and our world into existence, please continue to create; and give us the eyes to see the beauty of this creation as well as the one yet to come. Amen

Blessings and Peace

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Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!

Let us rejoice in the final episode of our 2021 Lenton Series, Quenched.

We will now enter into Easter tide, a 50 day period until Pentecost.

Let us rejoice that Jesus died for our sins, and rose to allow us to forever be forgiven. You are loved. You are forgiven. Continue to quench your thirst for God.

Gospel
Mark 16:1-6

Please continue to listen to our Podcast, as we continue to bring you meditative spiritual renewal each week. 

Blessings. 

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It is Holy Week, 2021... and what a year we have experience. Let's experience God today, through the living word. What do you hear? Listen...

The word of God from the Apostle Paul
Scripture:
1st  Corinthians 11:23-26

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God is constantly at work in our lives....we are either drawing close or pulling away. Where are you today? How are you feelng? Fulfilled or lacking?

Are you parched? Dry?

What is draining you?

What moments are spiritually Quenching?

Take a moment and read from the Gospel, so that we may draw close to God.
Mark 8: 34-36

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