For me, it is not so much what Jesus looked like, but how he made people feel by what he said and did. He was spiritual perfection, which people who met him sensed in his very being.
God’s love is for everyone, but His love’s size and scope are unimaginable to mere mortals like us.
Christians are, in turn called to love others in quite a simple way
Jesus is our Good Shepherd, and he is still watching over us today. The God who created the universe, the God who knew us before we were born, is guiding us; he’s protecting you.
The Lord’s Prayer was taught to us by Jesus, and it provides a framework for how to pray.
See how it is broken down into important individual parts.
Most Christians know this prayer by heart.
Like many of Jesus parables, the parable of the prodigal son has a twist in the tale; it is to do with the older son.
When Jesus said ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me’ God stepped out of eternity and into time as Jesus revealed that he was the anointed one as foretold in Isaiah 61:1.
In the Parable of the Vine and branches, Jesus represents the vine; the branches are us, and the Vinegrower demonstrates God’s care for us.
For me, I understand that when Jesus was born, heaven came closer to earth. Through his teachings and parables, I believe that he tells us how to draw closer to heaven.
In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus is demonstrating that we all have God-given gifts, and we must use them to be creative in life.
In this parable, Jesus turns water into wine at a wedding in Cana. It was his first public miracle; his mother Mary was with him and encouraged him to do it.
Jesus made cryptic comments at times. They can be challenging to understand, but it is clear to see how wise Jesus was concerning the fragilities of human nature once the penny drops.
At Jesus’ baptism, he was commissioned as the Messiah – and so too all Christians are commissioned as His ambassadors.
A tiny spark of God’s love burns within each one of us, whether that has been adequately awakened or not.
We can all practise Christian Mindfulness; it isn’t complicated.
