Water is vital to sustaining life, second only to the air we breathe. This vitality-giving liquid touches our lives daily, shaped by its temperature and our needs. Without its replenishment, our strength drains away. Soon, we fade and perish. Frozen and solid, we use ice cubes to chill our drinks. Above freezing, we find refreshment […]
Isaiah 12:1-6: Drinking From the Wells of Salvation
May 18, 2017 by
With faces still wet from the mist of the Sea, the Israelites sing out, celebrating their deliverance from Egypt. So momentous the event, their tongues cannot stay silent, their melodic praise becoming the first song recorded in Scripture (Exodus 15). The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob remained faithful to His pledge, not forgetting His […]
Exodus 17:1-7: The Rock is Christ
February 7, 2017 by
The hymn writer, Augustus Toplady, best-known for “Rock of Ages,” grew up in a religious English family. Contrary to his upbringing, he later left the Church as a young man. The Lord, however, guides in mysterious ways, using his brother, who decided to visit friends in Ireland. So, Augustus went along. At a religious gathering, […]
Holy Trinity: John 3:1-17
June 3, 2012 by
Paradox: That’s an underlying reality for the Feast of the Holy Trinity. For the Holy Trinity is the paradox of all paradoxes. And what is a paradox? It’s a seeming contradiction that may still be true. Would you like an example of a paradox? How about this? “And the catholic faith is this: We worship […]
