Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-48 / 1 Jn 4:7-10 / Jn 15:9-17

Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?

Look at this from two directions:

(1) They are showing evidence of the same thing…

Judges 6:11-24 / Mt 19:23-30

"Yahweh-shalom" translates to "I am peace." Yet God was sending Gideon out as a warrior. Clearly a paradox. Just consider how common they are in God's revelation of Himself to us. The weak are made strong.…

Lord Jesus, You are the way that leads to the Father. Lord have mercy.

Christ Jesus, You are the truth that sets the captives free. Christ have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You are the life that makes our joy complete. Lord have mercy.

This…

Pay special attention to the responses Mary Magdalene makes in today's Gospel. When she responds to the angels, she says "they have taken the Lord. . . ." When she speaks to Jesus, she says "they have taken my Lord.…