"being in an agony he prayed more earnestly". Jesus sets an example we should follow. More difficulty calls for more prayer. When things are running smoothly, prayer becomes smooth and ... Read more
"And the people stood beholding". The execution of Jesus was in public. God ordained it so. All and sundry gathered to witness the awful scene - soldiers, religious leaders, commoners ... Read more
"they kept watch over him there". We are not told why the soldiers felt it necessary to watch Jesus as he died on the cross. They had done their job, ... Read more
"rolled back the stone and sat on it". This is a wonderful moment in the gospel narrative. The rolling back of the stone was not to let Christ out, He ... Read more
"spices which they had prepared". God rewards diligence in preparation as much as success in putting to good use. The spices that the women prepared to anoint the body of ... Read more
"walked along with them". In their sadness and despair, the two disciples did not recognise Jesus walking along with them. They must have been pretty downcast to have the best ... Read more
"torn in two from top to bottom". The veil separating the Holy Place from the Holiest place in the temple was torn, not cut. The same word is used to ... Read more
"I will lift up the cup of salvation". The Psalmist teaches us a true lesson and shows us what we may all do. We can add nothing to the treasury ... Read more
"why has all this happened to us? ". This was Gideon's question when the angel told him that the Lord was with him. He wanted to know why he needed ... Read more
"Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice". So it is not how much you have, but how you came by it. All too often this world's assessors ... Read more