Sharing the Word

Today’s psalm reading speaks of God’s care for the brokenhearted. The Lord saves those who are crushed in spirit. God watches over the just. The sufferings of God’s servants are always of concern to him.

Testimony to the authenticity of Jesus’ ministry is provided by the works that Jesus performs in the lives of individual Christians, as well as through the manifold action of the Church. There are plenty of grounds for believing in Jesus.

In these verses Jesus pronounces himself to be the standard and source of godliness and of life. Jesus says that accepting his words is the key to eternal life. To the extent that we are in touch with him, we ...

There are situations that overrule the Sabbath law. Such situations elicit the powerful compassion of Jesus. All the Jewish leaders understood was that Jesus wasn’t keeping the rules.

The readings during the fourth and fifth weeks of Lent are generally concerned with the identity of Jesus. This was the central question for the religious leaders who would eventually have Jesus put to death.

The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector teaches us that salvation is conditioned on receptivity. God isn’t going to give us salvation if we’re not sure that we need it.