Before he came Hearts seeking Spirit Minds needing Peace Community health Distributed wealth Truth that tells Justice that rings Were all ignored by Silent treatment Code of silence Conspiracy of silence Deafening silence Wall of silence Heavy silence Consent through silence But While he stayed here Were all swallowed up in his life Yet That was not enough So “He bowed his head And Gave up his spirit” Now his death is As silent as the grave While he sleeps, let us sit with …
Day 39: Jesus, Our Son of Man, Our Son of God
If someone had told me that it would come to this, I don’t know. Perhaps, I would have asked God to choose someone else. You grow up with all these stories about him, and you get caught up in the excitement and the promise of it all. You never really think that it could be like this, so gut-wrenchingly painful. I knew he had pushed them too far. I knew that he had said too much, done too much, challenged people too much. He really didn’t need to put his life on the line like that. Will …
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Day 38: Jesus, Our Eternal King
John 9:15 is one of the saddest scenes in the story of Jesus’ arrest and trial, which started in Chapter 18 with the betrayal of Judas. Once again, the children of Israel rejected God’s offer to be their King. It reminds me of another time that the children of Israel rejected God’s offer to be their sole monarch. The story takes place in 1 Samuel 8:19-20, which reads, “But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! but we are determined to have a king over us, …
Day 37: Jesus, Our Replacement
For the past six months, I’ve been looking for a copy of a particular book. Because it is out of print, the prices for used copies are exorbitant. For a long time, I kept finding prices ranging from $100-$200. So, I gave up on finding the book at a reasonable price until the publisher decided to put it book back into print. Recently, the Holy Spirit told me to look again. Sure enough, the book was available online at a price that I could afford. The only thing I had to do was spend my …
Day 36: Jesus, Our Healing Touch
There is a ministry colleague of mine who has the gift of God’s healing touch. She just has a way of making a pat on the shoulder something significant. Recently, she was encouraging me to continue my training as an artist by giving me some pointers on how to improve a set of skills. As soon as she touch my forearm, I wanted to cry and say thank you. Her touch told me that God had my back and I had nothing to fear about growing in this area of my ministry. I can only think of a few other …
Day 35: Jesus, Our Real Love
Yesterday, I found out that someone I trusted lied to me. As I was reflecting on this, I thought about John 13:21, which states, “After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, ‘Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.’” It’s one thing to find out that someone betrayed you in the past, but it is quite another thing to know in advanced that someone is going to betray you. What I find most interesting about this text is the way Jesus felt. Even though Jesus …
