Clothe yourself with Love Col. 3:14

The feast of Tabernacles was at a time when Israel’s farmers wait in hope for the first rain and the start of a new and fertile planting year. New Beginnings just like at Pentecost! They celebrate the harvest and God’s promises to bless them, of which the Ezek. vision of a life-giving river flowing from the new temple, giving life to everything. This story is linked with Pentecost. Jesus had been watching the celebrations and on the last of 7days, Jesus offered an invitation. [I know that Jesus knew the troubles of each and every person in the crowds. He understood the weight/gravity of every burden] and then, shouted out: “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let one who believes in me drink.” In other words, He says: Come to my fountain of life-giving water: if anyone who believes in me wants spiritual blessings, eternal joy no matter how fatigued you might be feeling carrying your cross, your burdens, your pain, I am your relief! Drink to your content! The Bible uses this ima...

Bond with Jesus Happy Mothers’ Day! Mothers and their children share a bond that is deep and hard to comprehend. How many of you mothers would donate your kidney to your child without missing a beat? Yes, that’s a strong bond! The way I see it, it’s as if God had put a chip in a mother’s brain to respond to the cries of the baby. They are that connected. Jesus talks about a similar connectedness: He says that on that day, of his departure: “You will know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you.” It’s not just a feeling in your gut, but a deep connectedness of mutual indwelling between the Father and the Son and also between the Son and his disciples. This is just amazing for us encounter. Our calling is to become more than intimate friends with God; to be able to recognize and sense the beatings of the Father’s heart because we are deeply connected with the Son. It’s no surprise that the Son was sent into the world, into our chaotic dysfunctions, to gather us into a divine l...