Category: Chapters

Jesus’ mission is to take us to the Father. He did this by dying for us, taking our sins upon himself as he suffered the torture of the Cross. But he also did this by living for us. Through his incarnated life as a man on Earth, he guided us to our Heavenly Father. And because we have so many misconceptions about the Father’s treatment of us, Jesus demonstrated what the Father is like by being an example of his true nature. And he didn’t stop there. Today he connects us to the Father every time we open ourselves to the gift of Holy Communion. Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him […] Read More

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16-17 NIV). What do you think the Father’s voice sounds like when he tells you that he is pleased with you? …. Sheep really do know whose voice to follow, and they come running — not sauntering, not procrastinating — but running to the shepherd when they hear him. We need that kind of relationship with Jesus because when we run to him we are running to the Father. When Jesus calls, it is the Father calling. To more fully understand this, take a few minutes to go to YouTube and search for “my sheep hear […] Read More