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True Disciples of Jesus Christ
Jesus, the Messiah, is our only Teacher; he has the words of eternal life. His true disciples follow him in his suffering, death and rising.
Deliver the Poor from the Power of the Wicked
Jesus is the one the Father has sent to world to defend the poor. To deliver the lives of the poor from the power of...
Calling Means Sending out as Well
Jesus, the proof in person that God loves us, has pity for those who are weak and left behind. To have such pity is...
Blind Folks in Many and Different Ways
Jesus is the light of the world. He does the works of the one who sent him. And to open the eyes of blind folks is part of these works. As he walks along, Jesus sees a man blind from birth. The disciples see him also. Yet Jesus sees in a positive way while the...
Satisfy Fully the Thirst of Humans
Jesus makes known what it means to hunger and thirst for justice. He does not fail to satisfy those who are hungry and thirsty like him. Tired from his journey, Jesus sits down at Jacob’s well in a town of Samaria named Sychar. It is about noon. And a Samaritan...
Shining and Burning like the Sun
To Jesus belongs the glory of the Father’s only son. Those who stay with Jesus get to have shining faces and burning hearts. Jesus’ face and clothes turn shining and bright as he is transfigured before Peter, James and John. Are the three of the inner circle of...
No to Lies and Yes to the Truth
Jesus is the new Adam and the true Israel. For he says “no” to the devil and “yes” to God. We too must say “no” to the devil and “yes” to God. Yes, Jesus stays true while the first Adam gave in to temptation ( CCC 539). No, the latter did not defy the serpent,...
Righteous as Jesus Wants Us to Be
Christ is the wisdom of God, which is not at all like the wisdom of the world. Those who are Christ’s are wise and righteous or just. The scribes and the Pharisees are deemed righteous. For they are strict keepers of the law of Moses. Jesus is not against the...
Give Glory to Our Heavenly Father
Truthful and sincere, Jesus seeks the glory of the one who has sent him. His true disciples cannot help but give glory, truthful and sincere, to the Father through their good works. Jesus calls his disciples the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Hence,...
Full of the Goods of the Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus becomes poor so that we may be rich, full of the goods of the kingdom of heaven. It is the folks that Jesus calls happy or blessed and not their tough situations. Hence, we can say that he does not want us to be full of pain and suffering. In fact, he goes...
Bright Light for Those Who Live in the Dark
Jesus is the great light that those who walk in the dark see. To follow him, to be his, means to be a bright light also. As John’s voice dies out, Jesus’ voice breaks out in such a way that he preaches as John, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Yet...
Lamb of God Who Takes away Our Sins
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. We should see and know him so if we want to be his true witnesses. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world is the lamb of expiation. That is, Jesus hands over himself as a sacrifice for our...