paravanes:meditations

Choosing to become one of us, like us even for a trickle of time (33 years) was the deepest expression of loving care and solidarity.  When we cry, he knows the stinging sensation in our eyes before the tears fall.  When we stand next to the grave of a loved one, he knows the loss we feel.  When we celebrate at a wedding or dinner party, he knows the joy of our laughter and happiness.  When we are alone and abandoned, he knows the pain of our alienation.  When we are challenged by evil and destructive energies, he knows the resolve we must hold to overcome.  Hebrews 4:14-16 "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are tempted -yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that ...

Jesus Christ: The Eternal God-Man …who forever lives to love us and lead us into life. A new year’s resolution often looks like this:   “I’m going to get closer to God this year. I’m going to do the right thing.   I’m going to let God create the priorities of my life.” Who is this God I seek to become closer with? How do I know what is the “right thing”? How do I identify God’s priorities in my life? Jesus Christ, the Eternal God-Man, told us if we have seen Him, we have seen God the Father. Jesus also told us He would send a Comforter, the Holy Spirit, to remind us of everything Jesus told us and to show us things to come. This Jesus was many things to many people during His time on earth, and even now He is many things to many people. In His earthly life, He was a Master Teacher and Storyteller, a controversial rabbi, a physical and spiritual healer, an insightful and powerful prophet.   To many people, He is, even now, revered as a great teacher...