Great Joy – Reflection on Matthew 28:8-15 Our Glorified resurrected Jesus potentially contacted both Marys’ first to show us their unconditional belief and love. We glimpse them filled with filial fear and great joy with Jesus’s appearance and a spiritual embrace by touching Jesus. A similar kind of touch can…
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John 20:1-9 Reflection – See and Believe
See and believe – Reflection on John 20:1-9 Awareness of a grace-giving Jesus becomes alive with the recognition of our souls building on our unity with divinity. Helping others without expectation, reading the Word, and being part of a faith-oriented social community all contribute to a strong foundation. We develop layer…
Mark 16:1-7 Reflection – Resurrection
Resurrection on Holy Saturday – Reflection on Mark 16:1-7 My immersive prayer of the Gospel scenes of waiting through the Resurrection of Jesus Prayer of Sabbatum Sanctum: In the silence of this day, my heart is stilled The man I knew is now Divine He has left this world to…
John 18:1-19:42 Reflection – Passion of the Lord
Passion of the Lord – Reflection on John 18:1-19:42 My immersive prayer in poetry form of the Gospel scene of the Good Friday Passion of the Lord I place myself among the crowd watching You sadness finds itself penetrating every thought I so want to shout out, stop: no more of…
John 13:1-15 Reflection – Wash my Feet
Wash my Feet – Reflection on John 13:1-15 Anyone who helps others has the moment of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet etched in their thoughts and prayers. Immersive Prayer is placing yourself in a scriptural scene or a holy situation and letting what is there wash over you. Immersive prayer…
Matthew 26:14-25 Reflection – Surely Not I
Surely Not I, Lord – Reflection on Matthew 26:14-25 As I have gotten to know Jesus through this year’s Lenten passages, I find the human element intriguing from a historical perspective. It seems easier to imagine in Jesus’ timeframe that an unnamed man would not hesitate to say “Yes” when…
John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reflection – Betrayed Christ
Betrayed Christ – Reflection on John 13:21-33, 36-38 Life experiences can surface in Lectio. Sometimes, even over many years of Lectio, a singular moment resurfaces. I cannot help but return to one striking one when I denied Christ. It is far easier to betray Christ than we think. I had…
John 12:1-11 Reflection – Recognize Deception
Recognize Deception – Reflection on John 12:1-11 Has your prayer-based intuition helped you recognize deception enough so that you can walk away or change the course of the situation? John transports us into a scene of watching Mary’s great love of Jesus become present for us. Remarkably, the same passage…
Mark 14:1-15:47 Reflection – Passion Story
Passion Story – Reflection on Mark 14:1-15:47 While we know Jesus’s Passion story, it is hard to fully tell it to others because of the deep emotions of unfairness and suffering it evokes. I cannot help weeping at Mass during the reading. Yet despite how cruel the journey takes us…
John 11:45-56 Reflection – Gather into One
Gather into One – Reflection on John 11:45-56 Imagine yourself personifying each Mary with the qualities of love presented in scripture. Mary, the mother of Christ, Mary who anointed Jesus with scented oil; Mary, the sister of Martha; and Mary, the repentant sinner. Love helped each step out of their…