Point Loma, San Diego, CA
Point Loma, San Diego, CA
The Bread of life discourse of Jesus from the gospel of John chapter 6 is the revelation of who Jesus is. It is the initiative of God and the invasion of grace. It is the miracle of love because Jesus is the living bread that sustains and nourishes us in our journey. He is the living bread that came down …
Jesus said, “For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink!” These are strong words from Jesus that scandalized and shocked the Jews. They quarreled among themselves and asked, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus did not change His words. He said, “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man …
Jesus said, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life!” These words are shocking to the Jews. They sound like cannibalism. Many of the disciples of Jesus left him. What is Jesus saying here? He reveals Himself as the New Lamb. This is a sacrificial language. This points to the Passover lamb sacrificed to save the lives …
Every mother who has ever lost sight of her child in a crowd, even for a few seconds, knows the panic. I think of Mary living with that level of anxiety for three straight days. I doubt she slept, but I’m sure Joseph forced her to lie down at night, imploring her to think of her health, to rest while …
It’s so easy to do the right thing because we want to tick all the right boxes. We want to live by the law. We want to accomplish the work of God. Or, at least, we say that we do. But Jesus tells us that in order to accomplish the work of God, we have to believe in the one …