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The Seventh sermon in our series: "Strangers in a Strange Land"Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7Dr. Jeff CrawfordTeaching Pastor, President Cross Theological Seminary

The seventh commandment isn't speaking against something; rather, it is speaking FOR something. Sex was God's invention, and he has clear boundaries that he calls us to live by for our good and his glory. Exodus 20:14

Old Testament Reading Psalm 31 (p. 461)

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 4-3 walk-off win over the Angels for the second straight game to ensure a series win, their seventh win in a row! They take your calls and texts, and get right to extra innings, where Addison Barger played the hero - how do these Jays just keep finding a way to win? They discuss the heroics from Braydon Fisher and Lazaro Estrada - what roles will they play in the bullpen going forward with Yimi García now on the 15-day IL? Plus, with the team now leading the division by three games following a Yankees loss to the Mets, what's the biggest priority for the Jays as we get closer to the trade deadline? The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

On Culture Friday, the collapsing narratives and failed leadership; a review of Jurassic World Rebirth; and how to teach discernment on Ask the Editor. Plus, a church's outreach through fireworks, and the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Dordt University, whose online MBA and MPA programs prepare leaders for lasting impact. Dordt University. Until All Is Made New.From The Issues, et cetera podcast. Expert guests, Expansive topics, Extolling Christ. More at issuesetc.orgAnd from Ambassadors Impact Network. Inviting entrepreneurs with a mission to connect with faith-based investors who share their vision. More at ambassadorsimpact.com

Shaun Deeb defeated Isaac Haxton heads up to win the $100K Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller at the World Series of Poker, capturing his seventh career bracelet and catapulting him to the top of the Player of the Year race. Donnie and Ducky discuss this and the Day 1B Main Event news.Enter the PokerGO Podcast Dream Seat Giveaway: bit.ly/gleampod25.Enter the PokerGO/PGT Dream Seat Competitions: http://pgt.com/dream-seatFollow Donnie on Twitter: @Donnie_PetersFollow Tim on Twitter: @Tim__DuckworthFollow PokerGO on Twitter: @PokerGO Subscribe to PokerGO today to receive 24/7 access to the world's largest poker content library, including the WSOP, High Stakes Poker, No Gamble, No Future, and more. Use the promo code PODCAST to receive $20 off your first year of a new annual subscription. Join today at PokerGO.com.Play free poker against real players anytime, anywhere on PlayPokerGO. Build your path to poker mastery for free with Octopi Poker. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pokergo-podcast--5877082/support.

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Nueva entrega de la serie mensual donde recordamos singles que alcanzaron su puesto más alto en el Billboard Hot 100 en este mismo mes de hace 60 años.Playlist;(sintonía) HORST HANKOVSKI “A walk in the black forest” (top 12)THE ROLLING STONES “(I can’t get no) Satisfaction” (top 1)THE YARDBIRDS “For your love” (top 6)THEM “Here comes the night” (top 24)THE KINKS “Set me free” (top 23)IAN WHITCOMB and BLUESVILLE “You turn me on (turn on song)” (top 8)WAYNE FONTANA and THE MINDBENDERS “It's just a little bit too late” (top 45)HERMAN’S HERMITS “(What a) Wonderful world” (top 4)TOM JONES “What’s new pussycat?” (top 3)JOHNNY RIVERS “Seventh son” (top 7)THE GUESS WHO “Shakin’ all over” (top 22)ELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES “(Such an) Easy question” (top 11)THE FOUR SEASONS “Girl come running” (top 30)THE MARVELOUS “I do” (top 37)THE MARVELETTES “I’ll keep holding on” (top 34)BILLY STEWART “Sittin’ in the park” (top 24)JACKIE DESHANNON “What the world needs now is love” (top 7)Escuchar audio

GoVols247's Ryan Callahan and Ben McKee react to in-state cornerback Jamyan Theodore's commitment to Tennessee to give the Vols their seventh commitment in the last five days. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textIn this heartfelt update, we share why Kathy's Kids Storytime has been quiet for a while. Ms. Kathy, our beloved storyteller, has been bravely facing a serious illness and has been too tired to record new episodes. She always hoped to come back to the microphone because she missed her little listeners so much.Ms. Kathy's body is no longer getting better. But her love for Jesus and for each of you remains strong. Please join us in praying for Ms. Kathy and her family during this time.Thank you for being part of this storytime family.

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“Into the Shadows: Magic and the Occult with Andy Mercer”This week on Seventh Sanctum, Kerry Ann and Natalie journey deep into the unseen with renowned occultist and author Andy (A.D.) Mercer. From Traditional Witchcraft to Dr. John Dee and Enochian Magic, Andy opens up about the transformative—and often misunderstood—world of the Occult. We talk about the esoteric,  magical psychology and why the Occult still matters in a disenchanted world.Andy Mercer is a UK-based occultist, author and publisher with over 30 years of experience in the esoteric arts. Andy has written several influential books, including ‘The Wicked Shall Decay', ‘Runa – The Wisdom of the Runes', ‘Liber Corzonzom', ‘Underworld Gnosis – Occult Currents in Dante's Inferno' and Sefer-ha Sitra Achra. He publishes through Three Hands Press and Troy Books, two respected independent publishers of esoterica. And most recently, Ninth Circle Press, his own publishing company. Known for his grounded yet deeply mystical approach, Andy continues to challenge and inspire seekers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-uk-radio-network--4541473/support.

Is the Seventh-day Adventist Church's structure just tradition—or a divine tool for mission? Discover why our organization is not a burden, but a God-given blessing that empowers global growth and unity.

Pastor Jake preaches on the Seventh Commandment.

Hey all,Welcome to the Serial Tay-Pop Episode 7. We'll be covering Taylor Swift's SEVENTH album "Lover" and who in K-Pop should cover her songs.This week we are enjoying our favourite Chaberton Bacchus wine.Hope you enjoy and stay tuned for more episodes coming soon!

 In the marketplace, on boats and on streets in late 1890s India, male missionaries found open doors: men interested in hearing their message or reading their material. But when it came to entering people's homes and evangelizing women, doors were shut in the male missionaries' faces.  In some countries, including India, it was against cultural customs and norms to allow foreign men to talk to their daughters and wives. These closed doors for male missionaries provided open doors for female ones. And one such woman, Georgia Burrus Burgess, was able to open these doors through a special gift: language.  Guest: Dr. Edward Allen, retired professor of religion at Union College.  Explore More Article | “Georgia Burrus Burgess” by Gordon E. Christo - Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists - https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=AHXD&highlight=burgess  Article | “Zenana Missions” by Gordon E. Christo - Adventist Review - https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/zenana-missions/  

This week, we're on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it.  A word of warning: If you haven't listened to the episode before this one, “Mission T’Polsible!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last […] The post EnterpriseSplaining 41: Second Contact: Mission T’Polsible! appeared first on The ESO Network.

On today's show, episode 179, I'm speaking with David L. Jones, who grew up under the umbrella of the Southern Baptist Church in North Carolina, USA. I had a wonderful conversation with David about his spiritual journey, from his vocation as Pastor of an Independent Sunday-keeping Baptist Church to pastoring a Seventh-day Sabbath-keeping fellowship located in a high concentration area of the North Carolina Bible Belt. The area has a strong presence of Protestant evangelical and fundamentalist Christians who collectively maintain a strong influence on religious beliefs based on social and political life. I'll be speaking with David about his spiritual journey, leading both he and his wife into pursuing a lifestyle according to the Laws of the Mosaic Torah, especially that of observing the Seventh-Day Sabbath and keeping biblical festivals in harmony with the teachings of the Dead Sea Scrolls Zadokite Ecclesiastical Calendar and faithfully adhering to the Torah's clean and unclean food laws. David and the Baptist Church he was pastoring stopped putting up Christmas Trees and partaking in whole-hog barbecues, the eating of pork shoulders, bacon, and a unique blend of seafoods such as oysters, clams, and shrimp. With all these changes, we'll learn how they affected not only his immediate family but also how the biblical Torah amazingly touched and changed the lives of the congregation he was pastoring as an Independent North Carolina Baptist Church. Further, we'll also learn about the Jones Family singers and their love for music in the genres of Southern Gospel and Bluegrass. Please, join me now for my interview with David L. Jones.

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilOn today's show, episode 179, I'm speaking with David L. Jones, who grew up under the umbrella of the Southern Baptist Church in North Carolina, USA. I had a conversation with David about his spiritual journey, from his vocation as Pastor of an Independent Sunday-keeping Baptist Church to pastoring a Seventh-day Sabbath-keeping fellowship located in a high concentration area of the North Carolina Bible Belt. The area has a strong presence of Protestant evangelical and fundamentalist Christians who collectively maintain a strong influence on religious beliefs based on social and political life. I'll be speaking with David about his spiritual journey, leading both he and his wife into pursuing a lifestyle according to the Laws of the Mosaic Torah, especially that of observing the Seventh-Day Sabbath and keeping biblical festivals in harmony with the teachings of the Dead Sea Scrolls Zadokite Ecclesiastical Calendar and faithfully adhering to the Torah's clean and unclean food laws. David and the Baptist Church he was pastoring stopped putting up Christmas Trees and partaking in whole-hog barbecues, the eating of pork shoulders, bacon, and a unique blend of seafoods such as oysters, clams, and shrimp. With all these changes, we'll learn how they affected not only his immediate family but also how the biblical Torah amazingly touched and changed the lives of the congregation he was pastoring as an Independent North Carolina Baptist Church. Further, we'll also learn about the Jones Family singers and their love for music in the genres of Southern Gospel and Bluegrass. Please, join me now for my interview with David L. Jones. Support the show

Did Jesus fasted for 40 days? Seventh-day Adventism in a nutshell? Incarnation resulting from the Fall? Don't miss today's episode of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Ep 454, pt 1: Discussing what players should be available at seven-overall and why it would be a mistake to trade that selection. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did Jesus fasted for 40 days? Seventh-day Adventism in a nutshell? Incarnation resulting from the Fall? Don't miss today's episode of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

This week, the Mikes are checking in on the first episode of the 1999 mini-series THE SEVENTH SCROLL, a book adaptation that has a lot in common with things like THE MUMMY and INDIANA JONES. Roy Scheider stars alongside The Lawnmower Man himself, Jeff Fahey. Will we end up covering episodes 2 and 3? You decide!

There's nothing in the rule book...oh you know the drill. It's Airbud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)! Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nosuchthingasabadmovie Email us at nosuchthingasabadmovie@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @nosuchthingpod Tweet at us! @NoSuchThingPod @apriletmanski @Sgtzima @DeclouxJ Or Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/nosuchthingpod.bsky.social

In this week's episode, the Cups are diving into the blights that we see depicted in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We go everything we know about the blights specifically, with a focus on what we learn via codex entry, banter, and ambient dialogue. Now introducing Dragon Age Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our shop!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to chime in on the conversation? You can become a patron at the First Enchanter tier or higher and join us ON THE SHOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/dalorecast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We've launched merch! Become a patron at the Antivan Crow tier or higher to get these exclusive rewards! Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cupspodcasting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love our merch, check out the artist behind the designs! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libanezink.wixsite.com/libanezart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love our music, check out the musician behind our theme! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pipeman Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed our podcast, give us a rating and review on Apple and/or Spotify! We'll even read your review out on the show! Join our The Cups Podcasts discord server where we dive deeep into Dragon Age discussions. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/fxR2WVDNhP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Robots Radio discord server to join the fun! You can also send us your Heroes, Hawkes, and Heralds to be featured on the podcast! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DALorecast,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can dm us or email us side character suggestions (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dalorecast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pipeman Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠H-I-T Media Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lauren Ibañez Ink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T’Pol has some unfinished business with a fugitive she never managed to capture. She asks Archer to join her on the mission, which is good because it starts to trigger memories she didn’t know she had. […] The post EnterpriseSplaining 40: Mission T’Polsible! appeared first on The ESO Network.

Every team has a mascot. This one has a monster. As Bat Boy takes on bat boy duties for a cursed ballclub, strange wins start stacking up… but at what cost? The crowd cheers, the lights flicker, and something flaps in the dugout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every team has a mascot. This one has a monster. As Bat Boy takes on bat boy duties for a cursed ballclub, strange wins start stacking up… but at what cost? The crowd cheers, the lights flicker, and something flaps in the dugout.

A counterpart to our earlier episode on Bible to Doctrine (and Back Again), this one has us discussing Dad's forthcoming book, which is a theology of theology and an exegesis of exegesis! In particular we discuss the difference between starting with the incarnation vs. starting with the resurrection in christology, and all the downstream consequences of the respective decisions. We're in our SEVENTH year! Show your support by becoming a Patron! Notes: 1. Related episodes: Ellul, Tillich, Lindbeck, Jenson 2. Ziegler, Militant Grace 3. Mattes, Martin Luther's Theology of Beauty 4. Dahl, Jesus the Christ 5. Zahl, The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience 6. Zachhuber, Theology as Science in Nineteenth-Century Germany  

Today I have something a little different for you.Last year, I went to my 20th high school reunion. I attended a Seventh-day Adventist boarding school, and going back felt like stepping into another lifetime. If I'd thought about religious trauma before that experience, I've been thinking about it a lot more since.You'll hear me talk about that today, but what's different is that this episode is actually from a brand new podcast I co-host called Ask Me a Question.I created this podcast with my best friend—and high school sweetheart. Years after our time in church and school, we came out to each other as queer and have spent years supporting each other's growth and just enjoying being friends.Cedric came to me with the idea for this show because our story is unique, and we wanted a space to unpack what it was like to grow up inside a fundamentalist faith. Together, we revisit the questions that shaped and challenged our worldview, explore how we made sense of life after leaving the Adventist church, and share what it's been like to build a life rooted in curiosity, joy, and chosen family.I hope you enjoy this first episode of Ask Me a Question.Follow Ask Me a Question:Our WebsiteAMAQ InstagramLinks:Work with RandeFree Spirit Academy on Instagram

Seventh-grade students at Valley Catholic Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon, designed and built a prototype prosthetic for Ember, a 16-week old labradoodle with paralyzed back legs! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/middle-schoolers-design-a-prosthetic-for-paralyzed-dog/

PREVIEW: Colleague Jeff Bliss of Pacific Watch reports that the seventh night of disorder in LA and other cities, including Las Vegas, was subdued and absent looting. More. 1900 POTLAND

 Few 19th century Protestant missionaries arriving in China realized that Christianity had first come to China over a thousand years before they had. Even fewer realized how much they had to learn. Not just the language-and that would prove hard enough-but thousands of years of culture. They wanted to change the world. Most missionaries arrived with a racial bias and assumed that Western culture was superior to Chinese.  But they had a lot to learn and would find that if they would succeed in their conversion mission, they needed to adapt their methods.   In this episode, we explore the largely unknown legacy of the Bible Women—Chinese Christian women of the 19th and early 20th centuries who served as Bible teachers, caregivers, and evangelists. These women went where foreign male missionaries could not: into the inner lives and homes of Chinese women.  This is Part 2 of a two-part series on Christian Women in China.  Explore More Article | Olga Oss - Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists (written by our own Heidi Olson Campbell!) - https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=FJEY  Article | Lucy Andrus  - Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists - https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=H8A1

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The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter by Mr. Clement Harrold. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 28: 16-20, 30-31 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 11: 4, 5 and 7 Alleluia: John 16: 7, 13 Gospel: John 21: 20-25   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Weekday/ Norbert, Bishop, Religious Founder First Reading: Acts 25: 13b-21 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 103: 1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab Alleluia: John 14: 26 Gospel: John 21: 15-19   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Read OnlineIt is this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true. There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written. John 21:24–25As we conclude our Easter season, we are given the conclusion of the Gospel of Saint John to ponder. Recall that John's Gospel has been a central focus throughout the Easter Season. Therefore, if you have been prayerfully reading the Gospel for Mass each day for the past several weeks, then you have truly immersed yourself in this holy Gospel.The Gospel of Saint John is much different from the other three Synoptic Gospels. John's language is mystical and symbolic. John presents the seven miracles as the seven “signs” that reveal Jesus' divinity. Jesus is identified as I AM, the Son of the Father, the Vine, the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, the Eternal Word, and more. John points to the Crucifixion as Jesus' hour of glory in which He takes up His throne of the Cross for the salvation of the world. And John's teaching on the Eucharist is truly profound.John states that the reason he wrote his Gospel was so “that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name” (John 20:31). John clearly loved our Lord and understood Him, not only by personal experiences while Jesus was alive on earth but also through a profound level of prayer in his later years. And this depth of understanding and mystical knowledge is communicated in such a way that the reader is easily drawn into John's prayerful understanding.As John concludes His testimony about Jesus, he states something worth pondering. He states that Jesus did so many things that were not recorded by him or others, that if they were all written down, the whole world would not contain the books that would be written. First of all, everything that was written down could be the source of prayerful study for a lifetime. John's Gospel alone could never be exhausted of its meaning. But then consider this final line of John's Gospel and try to take it as a literal statement for a moment. If that statement were literally true, that the whole world could not contain the books that would record all that Jesus did, then this fact should leave us with a holy awe. In fact, the reason this must be true is because what Jesus did within each and every mind and heart He touched is truly indescribable. Volumes upon volumes could not thoroughly describe it. His divine action of saving souls, rescuing people from sin and death, and pointing them to eternal life is more than our feeble minds can fully comprehend. Reflect, today, upon the holy Gospel of Saint John. As we do conclude this Easter Season and our reading of John's Gospel, allow yourself to sit in awe of the infinite activity of our divine Lord in the lives of those who have turned to Him. Consider every movement of grace in their lives that has been accomplished with such care and love by our Lord. Reflect upon the fact that for eternity you will be contemplating the Eternal Word made Flesh, the Messiah, the Great I AM, the Son of the Father and every other name given to Him Who is our God and King. Saint John loved our Lord and understood Him deeply because he spent his life prayerfully pondering all that Jesus did. Continue to commit yourself to this holy pondering so that you will be drawn more deeply into this contemplation with holy awe.Jesus, Messiah, You are truly beyond comprehension in Your beauty, glory and holiness. You are God from God and Light from Light. You are the Great I AM, and all the books in the world could not properly describe the depth of Your greatness. Fill my mind and heart with the gift of deep spiritual insight so that I, like Saint John the Evangelist, will be continually drawn into a holy awe of You. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Andrei Mironov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsSource of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter by Ms. Joan Watson. Boniface, Bishop, Martyr Obligatory Memorial First Reading: Acts 22: 30; 23: 6-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 16: 1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 Alleluia: John 17: 21 Gospel: John 17: 20-26   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Read Online“Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.” John 21:18–19On this, the third time that Jesus appeared to His disciples, Jesus enters into a threefold discourse with Peter. Each time that Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him, Peter responds that he does. And Jesus responds back each time, “Feed my lambs,” “Tend my sheep,” and “Feed my sheep.” The passage quoted above concludes Jesus' discourse with Peter using very powerful language. Jesus tells Peter that when he grows old, “someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” This was Jesus' way of saying to Peter that he would ultimately express his love of Jesus by dying for Him. As we know, tradition states that Peter was ultimately crucified. And at Peter's request, he was crucified upside down because he felt unworthy of dying in the exact same way Jesus died.As we consider this conversation between Jesus and Peter, it is clear that Jesus' understanding of love is very different from the way many others understand it today. Jesus was not only telling Peter that he would die for Jesus, but Jesus was clearly offering His approval of this act of love Peter would one day offer. Most often when we love someone, we would do all we can to keep them from any such fate. In fact, when a loved one suffers, we often will do all we can to look for a way to relieve them of that suffering. So which approach is most loving?Clearly, Jesus sees suffering differently than most of us. For Jesus, suffering is not opposed to love when the suffering is freely embraced for a higher purpose. Suffering in and of itself is of no value. But when suffering is embraced sacrificially out of love for another, it is able to take on tremendous power. And when Jesus offered His clear support to Peter who would one day die out of love for Jesus, Jesus was focusing upon the eternal merit that would be won by Peter's cross. The fact that Jesus did not shy away from Peter's future sacrificial suffering is one of the clearest signs of Jesus' more perfect love for Peter. Reflect, today, upon your attitude toward the sufferings that your loved ones endure. Do you find that your primary goal is to rid them of their sufferings? Or do you understand that even their sufferings have the potential to become a source of their own holiness and the source of grace for others? Strive to see suffering as Jesus sees it. Look at the sacrificial love that is made possible when your loved ones unite their sufferings to the Cross of Christ and try to commit yourself to the mission of helping them embrace that sacred gift of love. My most compassionate Jesus, in Your great love for us all, You desire that we unite our sufferings to Your Cross so that all suffering shares in Your redemptive love. Give me the grace I need to not only embrace my own sufferings in life out of love for You but to also help those whom I love to live sacrificially by embracing the crosses they carry out of love. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Luca Giordano, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSource of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 20: 28-38 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 68: 29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab Alleluia: John 17: 17b, 17a Gospel: John 17: 11b-19   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Read OnlineLifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.”  John 17:20–21Over the past couple of weeks, we have been continually reading from Chapter 14–17 of John's Gospel. These chapters contain Jesus' Last Supper Discourses and provide us with Jesus' last sermon, so to speak. Chapter 17, which we have been reading this past week, presents us with Jesus' final prayer for His disciples and for all of us “who will believe” in Him through the preaching of the disciples. Each time we read from Chapter 17, the Lectionary begins the reading with the phrase “Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying…” That line is an adaptation of Chapter 17:1 but is used to introduce the various parts of the prayer of Jesus each time it is read at Mass.It's interesting that Jesus would look up to Heaven when He prayed. Of course, Heaven is not physically in the sky, because Heaven is a spiritual reality. The Father is not located in some place in the sky but is omnipresent, meaning, present all places and all times. And yet, Jesus raises His eyes upward when He prays to the Father. There is a great lesson in this.Our physical disposition is important, at times. For example, when someone we owe respect to enters a room, we usually rise and greet them. It would be disrespectful to remain lounging on a bed or sofa in that case. And at Mass, we do not sit back with legs crossed during the Consecration; rather, we kneel in adoration. And when we greet someone for the first time, we do not look at the floor; rather, we look them in the eyes.Jesus' act of “Lifting his eyes to heaven” was not done because He thought He might see the Father in the sky; rather, it was done out of respect and love and as a way of acknowledging the dignity of the Father. This should teach us about our own bodily disposition and the message we communicate to others, especially to God in prayer.When you pray, what do you do? Though you can pray at any time and while in any disposition, it is an excellent practice to speak to God not only by your words but also by the disposition you take. Kneeling, raising hands in prayer, falling prostrate before your Lord, sitting upright with attentiveness, etc., are all ways in which you communicate to God your love.Reflect, today, upon this image of Jesus praying. Gaze at how attentive He would have been as He lifted His sacred eyes upward as a physical gesture honoring the glorious, all-powerful Father in Heaven. Try to imagine Jesus' devotion, intensity, respect and burning love. Imitate this holy gesture of prayer and attentiveness to the Father and remind yourself of the importance of expressing your love in bodily form.My most holy Father in Heaven, I do join Your Son, Jesus, in lifting my eyes, my heart and my whole life to You in honor, love and respect. May I always be attentive to You and always show You the devotion due Your greatness. My dear Jesus, thank You for Your love of the Father in Heaven. Give me the grace I need to imitate You and Your perfect love in my life. Jesus, I trust in You.  El Greco, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSource of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.