The Gospel of John

Time to get up! John 20

First off, I would like to say, that I was not bothered by the F-Bomb. Although one could look around the room and see its impact, sometimes we need to be shaken in to a state of alertness. This leads me into my comments concerning this week’s portion of scripture.

This story is about Peter and John being alerted and awaken from sleep to the statement of Mary “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb”. What! Without brushing their teeth or taking a shower, they both run to the burial sight of our Lord. Yes the scripture says that “They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead” but when John wrote this, he had come to some understanding of this doctrine.

Questions:

What are some events in our life that has given us a paradigm shift in our understanding of God and the Gospel of Jesus?

What are some ways we can be in tune to the alarm clock of Mary?

After this discovery of the empty tomb, Jesus makes an appearance to Mary. We find her crying because the body of her Savior is missing. Besides, what can the dead body of a Savior do? It is now time for Mary to be awakened. And, she is. The good news she brings to the disciples “I have seen the Lord!”

As Christians, it said that we have seen the Lord. That we were once blind, but now we see.

Question:

How do we bring this news of awakening to the lost?

posted by Ray Andrade @ 10:25 AM