And the Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his Temple; and the angel of the covenant whom you are longing for, yes, he is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
Foretold by Malachi, but still a surprise when he arrives, and unrecognised by most.
God …
read moreDo not be afraid; only have faith
Spoken to the father of a dying girl after he hears people saying she is dead. This must have been a very hard time to not be afraid.
Fear governs so much of my life and my …
read moreUnless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Become like little children in the sense of powerlessness and dependence on God.
Often this passage is interpreted as being like innocence, but perhaps it is more about …
read moreAnd he went on, ‘I tell you solemnly, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country.'
It's easy to dismiss those who are familiar to us - how can they be better or no more, especially hard to accept growth in others if you knew them …
read moreThey were filled with awe and said to one another, 'Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey him.'
The wind and the sea represent the primordial chaos in Genesis 1, over which God sends forth a wind at the start of …
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