... make it on our own. Our lesson for the day comes from the Gospel of John. The setting is still Maundy Thursday. After the symbolic washing of his disciples’ feet, Jesus ... do his work. So they came for him.” “But where is your mother?” asked Mr. Rosenberg. “Oh Poppa,” he said, “When they came for David, he was afraid and he cried. ... little town. So it might be easy for him to think himself a failure, but he’d be wrong. Because I think he’s achieved a success far beyond riches and fame.” ...
... to the occasion. He looked around and said, "Hey, this place is a dump. We'd rather stay in a stable!" The world into which Jesus was born was a dump in ... we hope to prevail. According to a story I heard, there was a Jewish lady named Mrs. Rosenberg who some years ago tried to get a room at a fashionable hotel on Cape Cod. ... people like me. From this day forward I will trust you as Savior and follow you as Lord." Note in John 1:12 that no one is a child of God just by being born. Every person is a creature of ...