
A man with leprosy approached, knelt before Jesus, and begged him to heal him. “If you want to, you can heal me and make me clean,” he exclaimed. Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him. “I do want to,” he said. “Be healed.” Instantly, the leprosy disappeared, and the man was…

Many people are searching for something in life and don’t know what it is. The thirst for meaning, love, and transcendence is something that has become widespread in our current world. Jesus was sitting by a well and there he said: “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water…

Feeling joy amidst pain might seem contradictory. However, Jesus, when foretelling his disciples of his death on the cross, warned them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she…

Jesus warned those who only lived in the present: “What sorrow awaits you who are rich, for your only happiness is here and now. What sorrow awaits you who are well-fed now, for you will go hungry. What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.” It’s not…

One of the ways we can gauge a person is through their handling of their finances. There, we can see if they are responsible, organized, proactive, thrifty, generous, or quite the opposite. The truth is, God entrusts us with a certain amount of resources and expects us to manage them with seriousness and efficiency. Jesus…

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. His location was strategic: Galilee was a province to the north of Palestine, surrounded by military and trade routes that led into the country of Syria. Many people followed…

Jesus, speaking in Nazareth, said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: “Physician, heal yourself.” And you will tell me, “Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.” But truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.” Jesus did not perform many miracles…

Do you really believe that your group is the only one authorized by God to proclaim Jesus Christ? Are you one of those who disqualify others because they are not part of your circle? A disciple approached Jesus and said, “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him…

Serving the Lord is something wonderful. We do it with deep gratitude, for He has turned our lament into an inexplicable inner joy. The key is to maintain our intimate communion with God while not neglecting to see and attend to a world in need of love. Jesus explained it with these words: “Remain in…

After they had eaten, Jesus said to Peter, “Do you love me more than these?” He answered, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He asked him the same question three times. Peter was grieved and said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I…