Amid the tongues of dancing illumination, things got clear. Christ’s followers suddenly knew what they were trying to say, and they said it. They were so full of the telling that they seemed drunk. They spoke right to the hearts of their listeners.
This week I will be thinking about true martyrs — people that honestly suffered and quite often died for something they believed in that was greater than themselves
Over 15% of students’ families are unable to pay “Redemption’s” annual tuition of $300.00, which includes instruction, uniform, and books.
There is no one right way to go through life, but letting other’s define if we are ‘real’ enough is surely one of the wrongs we can do to ourselves.
All of us, no matter our religion or race or cultural heritage, can share blood. Blood types do not correspond to what we mistakenly think of as racial distinctions, for what we call race is only a set of variations that are skin deep.
How often do we grope and grasp for some reassurance of God’s presence in our lives, and struggle to hold on to hope when the anxieties and pressures of life seem to crush in upon us?
This is the gift of Christian community – bearing one another’s sins and offering forgiveness. I give thanks for those who have offered to hear my mistakes and failures, and yet, continue to love me unconditionally.
We have plenty of time to gaze upon icons or up into Heaven as those we read about today did. But it seems like the one thing we don’t get around to doing is actually following Jesus.
The work of saving God’s creation is nothing less than the work of God
So this week let’s make a joyful noise, clap our hands and sing praise to God.