Pentecost (50)
  1. The presence of traditions is not the problem. It is the way in which we experience them. And on this day, Jesus reminds us of His presence, so all of us experience His grace.
  2. But Jesus did not come to be a bystander to His own creation. No, He came to be a redeemer of His people and to rule over all as the Lord of creation.
  3. We might think the course of our life is from our birth to our death. But Jesus opens our eyes to see that the direction of our existence is much larger than we can even imagine.
  4. This day is only part of a much longer journey, and Jesus invites us to stop looking at what He gives us and to live by looking to Him instead.
  5. When Jesus leaves His disciples, He leaves them in a world that is more fully alive because of His gift of the Holy Spirit.
  6. Jesus is found in places of suffering, both with the one suffering and with the one giving mercy, in the most mysterious of ways.
  7. Those who imagine God as hard and ungracious are judged severely. Those who trust in God’s mercy in Jesus are encouraged immensely.
  8. Rather than ask what bridesmaid we are, Jesus invites us to see what a bridegroom He is.
  9. Discipleship involves listening to the Word of God. But discipleship is not only about listening to the Word of God. It also involves listening to the world.
  10. In the kitchen of Jesus, God gathers individuals who live on the margins. Their lives do not fit the dress code of a five-star restaurant. Their language offends and their behavior dismays and, deep down, like the disciples, we may just want Jesus to send them away.
  11. No matter how far down you fall into the wavering waters of “If you are...” prayers, Jesus is there.
  12. Jesus is the One leading and teaching God’s people, who sustains them when they hunger in the wilderness.
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