The Pathway to Victory

His eyes on you waiting patiently 

Make a move he's charring things

You slip up falling victim of desire

He laughs from his throne of fire

Another battle and you fell short

Be assured he waits at the door

Weaknesses are put to the test

He never sleeps, tires, or rests

Every day is a battle in the war

Fight on, you are made to soar

Be on guard against the plan

The goal is for the fall of man

A line of fire drawn in the sand

This is the time to take a stand

The battles lost made you strong

Be strong, the war is raging on

Every day is a battle in the war

Fight on, you are made to soar 

The test of time though not easy

Battle on the pathway to victory

The Holy One of God

Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said, "This saying is hard; who can accept it?" Since Jesus knew his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, "Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the Spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life. But there are some of you who don't believe." Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him. And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless granted him by my Father." 

As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer walked with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, "Do you also want to leave?" Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God."

Flesh and Blood of Jesus

The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Lord Jesus, yes, your Flesh is real food, and your Blood is real drink, given for the life of the world. Open our hearts to understand the magnitude of this truth. Through the grace of faith, we believe that we will have life everlasting by partaking in this most holy sacrifice. Amen.

My Flesh

Jesus said to the crowds: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him up on the last day. it is written in the prophets: they shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."

Consideration: Jesus makes it clear that he is the living bread; eat this bread and you will live forever. The bread that he gives is his flesh for the life of the world. Amen.

Peace!

It's hard to listen to the news anymore

I'm tired of hearing about conflict and war

When will the hatred and the misery cease

Will we ever find a way to live in peace

We are the people caught up in this mess

How we ended up here is anyone's guess

The powerful tell us there is no other way

I beg to differ, prayer brings about change

People ask why a loving God allows this

From every nation more become statistics

People cry and scream out how many more

Flag covered coffins and the reality of war

One day this madness will come to an end

We will stand face to face in his presence

No more missiles will need to light the sky

No more war; the earth will exist no more. Peace!

On the Last Day

Jesus said to the crowds, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe. Everything the Father gives to me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone that comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I shall raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day."

Consideration: Jesus gives us hope, promising not to lose anything that the Father gave to him. He is telling us, no matter how great our sinfulness is, and we repent and seek his mercy, that he will not abandon us. Promising to raise us on the last day. Amen!

True Bread from Heaven

The crowd said to Jesus: "What sign can you do, that we see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat." So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses that gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

So they said to Jesus, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

Consideration: The bread Of God comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Jesus says, "I am the bread of life. Those who come and believes in me will never hunger and will never thirst." Amen.