by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 20:19-23 Lead in: The story of Elijiah in the Old Testament (I Kings 19:12) reminds us that sometimes God comes to us in the whisper of a “still small voice”. And then at other times God comes to us in a big way that’s hard to miss. That’s what happened at...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Apr 28, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 16:15-20 Lead in: “Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.” That is easy for Superman because he has the superhuman powers of a superhero. In Mark 16:15-20, Jesus mentions some of the...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Apr 28, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 15:9-17 Lead in: Legend has it that, as an old man, the apostle John’s message to people always ended with the same exhortation, “Love one another.” This theme is reflected in John 4:7-10 where “love” is mentioned nine times and in John 15:9-17 where it’s...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Apr 28, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 15:1-8 Lead in: In John Chapter 15, we hear Jesus give the imperative to “remain” in him repeated eight times. To remain or dwell refers to a relationship in which one feels at home, and it signifies the intimate and mutual love that exists between the Father and...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Apr 28, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 10:11-18 Lead in: Given the presence of thieves, bandits, and wolves the good shepherd has a dangerous job. Yet he is willing to lay down his life for his sheep. To make that clear, the phrase “lays down his life” appears five times in John 10:11-18. This good...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Apr 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 24:35-38 Lead in: In Luke 24:35, the two disciples recount what had taken place on the way and how Jesus “was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”As he did for his disciples, so Jesus does for us in the breaking of the bread at Eucharist.Prompt: How...
