Two evils my people have done: they have forsaken me, the source of living waters; They have dug themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. Jeremiah 2:13 NABRE In Jeremiah’s time there is much debate about whether or not to make alliances with Assyria or Egypt to ensure survival…
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When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. John 19:30 NABRE John records events and words of Jesus crucifixion. In this passage Jesus announces His mother is John’s mother, and John becomes Mary’s son. Jesus’ mother becomes part…
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Deep calls to deep in the roar of your torrents, and all your waves and breakers sweep over me. Psalms 42:8 NABRE This is the psalm of a person far off from Jerusalem and they long to be with God, for the Hebrew people God is in the temple. It…
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Series Introduction This is the third week of a new series we are calling “Jesus the gift of life.” It is a Lenten series that will lead us to the Easter celebration. The Lenten season is modeled after Jesus forty days in the wilderness where he fasted, prayed and met…
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Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 NABRE For we humans thirst is more profound than hunger, people have been known to last more than a month without food, but without water death will occur in days. The infant starts drinking…
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