Week 44 - The Journey with Nicodemus
"Jesus answered and said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above." Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother's womb and be born again, can he?" Jesus answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I told you, 'You must be born from above.' John 3:3-7
Drawn. Nicodemus was a learned man, well educated in his understanding of God with head knowledge. He watches as the group that he belongs too, is persecuting Jesus. This defies all that he knows for he knows God. As I sit with them in their conversation, Nicodemus is reconciling his heart with God. He is in God's presence and he knows it.
Head knowledge serves nothing if we do not have heart knowledge. Nicodemus is being drawn into his relationship with God, the head is full, the heart is only beginning. Jesus sees a man filled with desire, one that questions his existence and what he thinks he knows. Now it is time to teach him, to satisfy the hunger that is within.
Jesus has the words of everlasting life. Nicodemus sits with the second person of the Trinity. We as well are offered this opportunity to sit with Jesus. To reflect upon what is being said and view scripture in life, life that is given from above. Not everyone is drawn but everyone is called. Within the heart lies the secret to listening. Happy St Patricks day, he as well learned to listen to God in the silence of his heart. ☘️ ☘️ ☘️
What is God saying to me?
Dear Father, there are many blessings that surround us each day to see the gifts of life. Watch over us this day and draw us closer to you. Help us un know what hinders us from moving forward. Thank you for the gift of sitting with You and Nicodemus as y'all sat. In these moments beyond time You reveal truth that brings about new life. Bless this day Lord, prayers for family near and far. Prayers for a friend's father who is experiencing partial paralysis, heal his body. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Saints, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Model of Workmen, Pray for us.
St Patrick, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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