Prayer – O Jesus, I will put your word into practice so my house will always stand. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Jesus chooses an example from the people’s daily experiences. In Israel, the rains come suddenly. A dry canal becomes quickly a raging stream. This parable is …
Prayer: Come, Holy Ghost. Help me to search for the True Heart of the Temple. Imagination: (Picture Mary and Joseph hurrying to look for Jesus). Context: When Jesus was twelve years old, He, Mary and Joseph travelled with others to the temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of Passover, …
Prayer: O Jesus, you were lifted up on the cross to save me. Imagination: (Picture Jesus teaching Nicodemus) Context: This gospel contains the famous John 3:16 verse about God so loving the world. It explains that God’s motive was to save, not to condemn. However, anyone who rejects this light …
Prayer – O Jesus, let me seek your ever-abundant blessings. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples.) Context: To understand the gospels, look carefully at the audience. When Jesus teaches the crowds, he is inviting them to join his Kingdom. When Jesus teaches his disciples, he explains the mysteries and …
Prayer – Lord Jesus, if you choose me, I will serve you with all my heart. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with his disciples and the crowds.) Context: This text has 3 different scenes. First, Jesus is alone in prayer. Second, he is with his disciples. Third, he comes down the mountain …
Prayer – O Jesus, you have come that I might have life. Imagination: (Picture Jesus in the synagogue curing the man’s withered hand.) Context: Although Jesus heals the man’s withered hand, the healing seems secondary to the confrontation. This reveals the unbelievable lack of compassion of many hearts. Gospel Text: …
Prayer: O Jesus, when I join with others, you are in our midst. Imagination: (Picture Jesus gathered with his disciples.) Context: Jesus has just spoken of the shepherd seeking out wandering sheep. This sheep represents a disciple who has left the Church and the Church must seek him out. This …
(Luke 6:47-49) Prayer – O Jesus, I will put your word into practice so my house will always stand. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Jesus chooses an example from the people’s daily experiences. In Israel, the rains come suddenly. A dry canal becomes quickly a raging stream. This …
(Luke 6:39-42) Prayer – O Lord, open my eyes to see the true path of devotion. Imagination – (Picture Jesus speaking with his disciples.) Context: Jesus continues to instruct his disciples. They are blind and if they do not listen to him they will remain blind. Even worse, they will …
(Luke 6:27-36) Prayer – O Lord, you demand so much but you reward so generously. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples.) Context: Jesus does not give these commands to the crowds but to his disciples. He reveals what he expects of them. The demands are high but the reward …
(Luke 6:20-26) Prayer – O Jesus, let me seek your ever-abundant blessings. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples.) Context: To understand the gospels, look carefully at the audience. When Jesus teaches the crowds, he is inviting them to join his Kingdom. When Jesus teaches his disciples, he explains the …
(Matthew 1:18-25) Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit. Give to me Joseph’s fidelity to God’s plan. Imagination: (Picture Joseph receiving the angel’s message). Context: Luke tells us about Mary accepting her role as Mother of God. In Matthew’s gospel, the infancy stories focus on Joseph’s dilemma. How does an upright Jewish man …
(Luke 6:6-11) Prayer – O Jesus, you have come that I might have life. Imagination: (Picture Jesus in the synagogue curing the man’s withered hand.) Context: Although Jesus heals the man’s withered hand, the healing seems secondary to the confrontation. This reveals the unbelievable lack of compassion of many hearts. …
(Luke 14:28-32) Prayer: O Jesus, help me to persevere until the finish line. Imagination: (Picture Jesus teaching the crowds.) Context: Jesus is dealing here with enthusiastic disciples who cannot see the tremendous hardships involved in discipleship. So, Jesus gives two examples entailing great difficulties. A farmer needs a tower for …
(Luke 6:47-49) Prayer – O Jesus, I will put your word into practice so my house will always stand. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Jesus chooses an example from the people’s daily experiences. In Israel, the rains come suddenly. A dry canal becomes quickly a raging stream. This …
(Luke 6:39-42) Prayer – O Lord, open my eyes to see the true path of devotion. Imagination – (Picture Jesus speaking with his disciples.) Context: Jesus continues to instruct his disciples. They are blind and if they do not listen to him they will remain blind. Even worse, they will …
(Luke 6:27-36) Prayer – O Lord, you demand so much but you reward so generously. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples.) Context: Jesus does not give these commands to the crowds but to his disciples. He reveals what he expects of them. The demands are high but the reward …
(Luke 6:20-26) Prayer – O Jesus, let me seek your ever-abundant blessings. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples.) Context: To understand the gospels, look carefully at the audience. When Jesus teaches the crowds, he is inviting them to join his Kingdom. When Jesus teaches his disciples, he explains the …
(Matthew 1:18-25) Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit. Give to me Joseph’s fidelity to God’s plan. Imagination: (Picture Joseph receiving the angel’s message). Context: Luke tells us about Mary accepting her role as Mother of God. In Matthew’s gospel, the infancy stories focus on Joseph’s dilemma. How does an upright Jewish man …
(Luke 6:6-11) Prayer – O Jesus, you have come that I might have life. Imagination: (Picture Jesus in the synagogue curing the man’s withered hand.) Context: Although Jesus heals the man’s withered hand, the healing seems secondary to the confrontation. This reveals the unbelievable lack of compassion of many hearts. …
