Remember, this was the complaint on Jesus. Because Jesus ate and drank with the sinners and tax collectors. He was one among them. Jesus was real, down to earth, present and fun to be around. He was not a morose guy who always talked about repentance and penance. He talked about things that are simple,…
Reflections
Open the roof
The man who was paralyzed could not get into the presence of Christ. For people were busy listening to Jesus and all that he had to teach. Someone had to cut the roof open to get the man who needed God. Someone had to drop him into the midst of people crazy for more understanding….
Lift someone up
It was Jesus turn to visit the mother-in-law of Peter today. He brought healing, not simply by uttering a few words of wisdom and a few special prayers of a God. But by simply lifting her up from her fallen-ness. Jesus brought life back to her, because he was willing to life her up from…
Look for Jesus
Haven’t you seen a child that wakes up in the morning looking for his mother? What drives the child is the memory of the mother, the one who tucked him or her in, the one who said the stories and sang the lullabies the night before when he was scared or lonely to go to…
Learn to forgive
Do you know anyone in your life who hasn’t been hurt by someone else? Look into your own life and think about the number of times you were hurt by someone by a uncaring word, thoughtless verbal attacks, careless conversation and the list can go on and on. Imagine the number of times you must…