Do you find the energy and enthusiasm readily at hand to “finish the work” God has given you, or are you perhaps feeling some burnout?

It’s often been noted that the Gospel of John is the gospel where “nothing happens.” Either the narrator is talking his way through mysteries of cosmic proportions, or else Jesus is. But in terms of plot, action, setting, and drama, we don’t have a whole lot to go on much of the time.

I watched mystery and glory revealed each time my mother knelt down to pray. Mom didn't look particularly different—no far-away gaze, ethereal glow, or contorted features that you might associate with someone tapping into eternal life. She had the same sweet, friendly look she always had—except for the tears.

Listening to an opposing team's coach giving the pep talk against our school's team, I was appalled by how completely negative all the comments were.

Jesus was one with God. In prayer we ask for greater unity with Christ.

My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.