Originally posted on the sojourner priest:
Where True Power is Found 1 Corinthians 1:18
Category Archives: Thoughts and Wonderings
Worn…
This song really captures where I am right now. And it reminds me of the hope that I cling to, that the dead can be reborn and God can bring beauty out of the ashes and the struggles of our lives!
Where is the hope?
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night,Continue reading “Where is the hope?”
Love
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot toContinue reading “Love”
Peter denies Jesus…
A fool for God
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? WhereContinue reading “A fool for God”
All I want for Easter…
Yesterday I took my eldest daughter to Hastings so she could go shopping. She got a gift card from Confirmation Class, and she wanted to spend it because it was burning a hole in her desk drawer… Well actually she was on a mission. One I thought would not be fruitful, but I did notContinue reading “All I want for Easter…”
St. Peter joke…
A man approaches the Pearly Gates shortly after his death. As he stands in line, he hears the people ahead of him telling St. Peter about all of the great things they accomplished during their lives. When it’s his turn, St. Peter looks at his ledger and says, “Your life was an unmitigated disaster. OneContinue reading “St. Peter joke…”
Rest
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holyContinue reading “Rest”
Peace removed
“This is like the days of Noah to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you. For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast loveContinue reading “Peace removed”