This was an awakening phrase in my mind earlier this week – what could it mean? It felt good, positive, full of promise, but what did it mean and where had it come from? Google didn’t help – there was a First Edition Book called The Golden Room and there is a Czarina’s Golden Chamber… Read More »
Do not be afraid, He is risen, go and tell The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and… Read More »
28 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. 3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as… Read More »
21 There was a man from Cyrene named Simon walking into the city from the fields. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. The soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. 22 They led Jesus to the place called Golgotha. (Golgotha means “The Place of the Skull.”) 23 There they gave him some wine mixed with myrrh, but he… Read More »
22 While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it. He broke off some pieces, gave them to his followers and said, “Take and eat this bread. It is my body.” 23 Then he took a cup of wine, thanked God for it, and gave it to them. They all drank from the… Read More »
6 The woman could see that the tree was beautiful and the fruit looked so good to eat. She also liked the idea that it would make her wise. So she took some of the fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave him some of the fruit,… Read More »
38 But Jesus said, “Why are you troubled? Why do you doubt what you see? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It’s really me. Touch me. You can see that I have a living body; a ghost does not have a body like this.” I oddly choose this 15th century Florentine sculpture and this post resurrection… Read More »
Our decision was to go our own way, make our own choices, we ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the one God said please don’t touch… 9 Then the Lord God caused all the beautiful trees that were good for food to grow in the garden. In the middle of the garden, he… Read More »