Archive for April 2007

Nourished by the Bread of Life

John 6: 22-29 Acts 6:8-15 / Ps 119: 23-24,26-27,29-30 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. (John 6:27) Seek God not in signs or raptures, Nor in material needs fulfilled; Find Him in the Mass and Scriptures, [...]

Jesus Walks on the Water

John 6: 16-21 Acts 6:1-7 / Ps 33 It is I. Do not be afraid. (John 6:20) When trials bring us to the brink, And we begin to think life’s unfair, And who would care that we will sink? Take heart, Christ assures He will be there. When evening came, Jesus’ disciples went down to [...]

Feeding the Five Thousand

John 6: 1-15 Acts 5:34-42 / Ps 27:1,4,13-14 Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted. (John 6:12) The miracle of the loaves was when Thousands on a mountainside were fed. Today miracles still happen When we receive God’s Living Bread. Jesus had crossed to the far shore of the Sea of [...]

Accepting the Holy Spirit

John 3: 31-36 Acts 5:27-33 / Ps 34 He does not ration His gift of the Holy Spirit. (John 3:34) May the gifts of the Holy Spirit be A strong testimony of His love, So others may see how trustworthy Is “the One Who comes from above.” Jesus said, “He who comes from above is [...]

The Gift of Faith

John 3: 16-21 Acts 5:17-26 / Ps 34 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16) The truth can never be denied, In this do men of faith delight: While evil deeds in darkness hide, [...]

Born of the Spirit

John 3: 7-15 Acts 4:32-37 / Ps 93 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? (John 3:12) What seemed like a great tragedy Was mankind’s shame in Calvary. . . But now Your cross has made us see [...]