Great Expectations - We have them for anything and everything that stirs our passions or excitement. This includes great expectations for our family, whether for a child, a parent, or any one else that we love. The same was true was true for Mary, Joseph, and Jesus as they navigated being a family of quite exciting circumstances while Jesus was still a young boy.
When rhetoric on social media and the news becomes about partisan bickering and trying to take people down is practically a sport, it's time we think more like Jesus did when he saw people, it's time we got our Ticket To Graceland.
Welcome to "Back to Life" Sunday! Easter is Resurrection Day. It is a reminder that the worst thing isn't the last thing. That nothing can separate us from the Love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. That we are invited into a Grand Story of hope, come what may. Death simply does not get the last word over us when we have opened ourselves to the life-giving embrace of Jesus.
As Jesus walked from Capernaum to Jerusalem his eyes were always set on what was to come. He still did the work of ministry and healing along the way, but never lost sight of the prize at the end of the journey.
Advent 2021: We all have that thing that we know we could never afford or just isn't in the cards for us. We might even consider getting that thing to be the greatest gift. The story of Jesus, shows us that the greatest gift for humanity actually comes in something unexpected.