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February 2022
A taste of heaven
Jesus knew he was going to die, and that his disciples would be bewildered and demoralised. So he gave three of them a glimpse of his glory. Jesus’ transfiguration would sustain their faith during the trials and hard times to come. Let us pray that God will give each of us, too, a taste of heaven.
Know life… give life…
A huge gum standing on a river bank is an iconic symbol of Australia. By contrast, a gum struggling to survive in a drought is a sad and sorry sight. As the river is life to the tree, so Christ is our life. If we remain close to him, drawing our life from him, we will grow, thrive and give life, just as he gives life.
Upside down blessings
How can those who are poor, hungry and sad be blessed? It’s because Jesus knows how hard it is for us to focus on him when all is going well. We are much more likely to reach out to him when things are going badly, when he is all we have to hold on to. In those circumstances, we are blessed beyond measure.
Qualifications for disciples
In Jesus’ culture, only the best of the best students were chosen by the rabbis to follow them, to be their disciples. But Jesus reverses all that. He does the inviting, he does the calling. And he calls unqualified people to be his followers. Still today, Jesus doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called.
