Seventh Sunday of Easter. Rationally, this prayer is the Mother Lode. It is filled with golden nuggets. It would take a theologian a life time to mine the nuggets and still they would not have come near the finish. It is really loaded. Spiritually it raises some real questions. Who wrote it? Jesus never wrote anything. Read more
Year C Seventh Sunday of Easter Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Apr 29, 2013
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Worldly believes rationally to be saved. Godly experiences belief spiritually to be saved. Worldly believes righteousness is doing the right thing. Godly believes being in a right relationship with Jesus, you will do the right thing. Read more
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Apr 25, 2013
Sixth Sunday of Easter. When you read the commentaries they center on “keeping the word if we love Jesus”. Their definitions of the word can be all over the place. If we want to know what is John’s definition of the “word” all we need to do is go back to the first Chapter. “In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, the Word was God.” John’s definition of the Word is the “One and Only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Read more
Year C Sixth Sunday of Easter Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Apr 22, 2013
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Worldly listens with the head. Godly wonders in the heart. Worldly looks to what is done to see the face of God. Godly senses the face of God to see what He does. Read more
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Apr 18, 2013
Fifth Sunday of Easter. We try to understand the meaning of the words of Jesus to feel His Presence. In feeling the Presence of the Wisdom Jesus has in us, we understand the meaning of the words. The word “Glory” is an example of this. There is a common meaning of “we beheld His glory”. John 1:14 His glory rationally might be how magnificent God in Christ is. The spiritual meaning is to experience the Presence of God in Christ. Read more
Year C Fifth Sunday of Easter Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Apr 15, 2013
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Worldly sees actions as positional (with respect to physical locations). Godly understand actions as conditional (with respect to the condition of the heart spiritually). Worldly sees Heaven as a place for God. Godly see Heaven as the reign of the Presence of God. Read more
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