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Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.


Reflection by Virginia Pillars

Today's Gospel: John 10:22-30

The Jews demanded a clear answer from Jesus.

“How long are you going to keep us in suspense?”

I’ve demanded an answer, much like they did, during a difficult time in my life. How long are You going to let life batter our family? I questioned why God allowed this to happen to us. I wanted to know how long this season of mental illness, cancer, and death of a grandchild was going to last. I felt weak, but I cried internally. I thought I had to stay strong for my family.

Hearing my distress during a phone conversation, an aunt gave me excellent advice. “Read. It will help.” She named books from her go-to list. I followed her suggestion and also read the scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments. The voice of Jesus overrode the chaos around me as I read His promises. “I will never leave you or forsake you.” I clung to Him. “Listen to my voice and you shall never perish.” “Follow me.”

I came to understand that life events could not take me out of His or the Father’s hand. This realization gave me comfort and the strength to face the Goliath in my life. The more time I spent reading, praying, and listening, the faster I allowed the circumstances to lose their grip on me.

Instead of questioning, I accepted and found comfort in the words Jesus used to answer the Jewish people in this passage.

“The works I do in my Father’s name testify to me.”

Trust. I learned to trust in Jesus. Trust in the Father Who sent him. Trust that God the Father entrusted us to Jesus. Nothing our world sends my way can take me out of His hand if I just trust Jesus to carry me.

 

Ponder:

 

What promises from Jesus do I cling to when life feels overwhelming and hard?

 

Pray:


Lord Jesus, thank You for Your sacrifice for me, Your promises, and Your unfailing love. Thank You for Your words that bring comfort, strength, and trust.

 


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Life can feel overwhelming when circumstances happen that are out of my control. I can handle life when I feel weak and defeated if I trust in the promises of Jesus.
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