by pdavid@stvictoria.org | May 15, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 13:31-33A, 34-35 Lead in: “I will be with you only a little while longer.” Of the people who come into our lives, some will remain for a lifetime and others for just a season. Whether for a lifetime or for a season, both have come into our lives for a reason....
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | May 2, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John10:27-30 Lead in: In John 10, Jesus identifies himself as the Good Shepherd. The good shepherd knows his sheep and will do whatever it takes to assure them that not one of them will perish. Such is God’s tender love for us. With Jesus as our good shepherd who...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | May 2, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 2:11-19 Lead in: The Risen Christ had a way of surprising people with his unexpected presence. He surprised the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The disciples recognized Christ at table in the breaking of the bread. And then in a flash, he was gone. The Risen...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | May 2, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 20:19-31 Lead in: The disciples remembered Jesus when he was with them walking the dusty roads ofGalilee. In John 20:19, the Risen Christ appears to the disciples through locked doors and breathes on them the Holy Spirit. We might think them the lucky ones...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Apr 6, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 20:1-9 Lead in: The story of that first Easter is familiar to us. On seeing that the tomb was empty, Mary Magdala runs back to tell the disciples. Peter and John immediately take off toward the tomb. Running neck and neck, John pulls away from the huffing Peter...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 21, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 22:14-23:56 Lead in: The four Gospels agree on the major points of Jesus’ passion and death but bring different perspectives. This implies that though the authors of the four Gospels narrate the same story of Jesus’ passion, each emphasizes their own unique...
