He returned to his home from Jerusalem.
He began fishing again, his ordinary job in Galilee.
The last three years he had walked and worked with Jesus.
It seemed like a dramatic dream: unexpected, exciting, awe-inspiring,
and frustrating, painful, confusing, shameful.
Truly, truly, I know
one of you will betray Me.
He is going to hand me over to my enemies.
Jesus’s heart was broken, and
Judas’ breathing stopped in that moment.
Take Him to death!
Take Him to death!
They ask Roman governor Pilate to kill Him;
They wanted Pilate to take His blood for them.
“Lord, where are you going now?
I am willing to go with you anywhere.”
My heart was sincerely running for Him;
my mind was full of His language.
I am still coming into the world as a light,
For I do not want you to stay in darkness. (1)
For I desire you to have eternal life in my light,
I have come into your deep hearts to bring light. (2)
If you would come after me,
you must deny yourself and
take up your cross and follow me. (1)
The self you have been must be crucified like me.
Trust in God; trust in me as well;
do not let your hearts be troubled in this world.
I go to prepare a place for you
in the spacious house of my Father. (1)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament,
but the world will rejoice; you will grieve,
but your grief will be turned into joy.” (1)
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, (1)
the Word was, the Logos was with God and ὁ λόγοϛ was God. (2)
All things were made through the Word, and
nothing that has been made was made without the Word. (3)
Christ himself is our peace.
He has destroyed the walls of the hatred between us.
He has united our differences into one body.
Through his body on the cross, He made peace among us.(1)