Devotional

Atamarie e hoa ma, good morning friends. Today our gospel text is John 14:1-14. This is a wonderful section of John where Jesus says some amazing things about his relationship to God, his father, and what this can mean for those who will trust and follow him. We are living now in the glow and […]

Jesus är uppstånden, ja, han är sannerligen uppstånden! In Luke 24:13-35 we join two of the disciples on the road. They are on their way to Emmaus and they have spent the weekend before celebrating easter in Jerusalem, where their rabbi have been crucified and killed. What started as a great triumph when entering Jerusalem […]

Ata marie te whanau o Ihu Karaiti, rangimarie ki a koutou katoa. Peace be with you, the family of Jesus Christ this morning. Today our gospel text comes from John 13:21-32, the betrayal of Judas foretold. We are now in the middle of what the church calls ‘Holy Week’. That tumultuous time from the rock […]

Womin-Jeka, (which is the local Wurundjeri indigenous phrase for welcome in my part of Australia) sisters and brothers and warm greetings from Melbourne. I trust all is well in your world. Today’s gospel text comes from John 12:12-19 where Jesus enters Jerusalem which we celebrate this coming Sunday as Palm Sunday, and it is full […]

Atamarie e hoa ma, kia kaha ki to haerenga ki a Ihu Karaiti. Peaceful morning friends, be strong in your travels with Jesus! The gospel we have today is from John 5:17-30, another scandal on the sabbath involving Jesus doing ‘good stuff’! Today’s text is the response that Jesus made to some religious nitpickers who […]