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Meditations On The Love Of Jesus Christ – a book of bible verses, prayer, reflection, healing.
This is a book of meditations and reflections on the Gospels, structured to take us from the appearance of the Angel Gabriel to Mary all the way through to Christ’s walking with his disciples on the road to Emmaus, where their hearts burn to know that the Lord Jesus has been with them, where they recognize Jesus in their new life.
Reflections on the Bible are joined with prayer.
Perhaps towards the heart of prayer might be this:
Lord Jesus, heal me please and make me better.
I am sorry for all the things I have done wrong. I am sorry for all the ways in which I have not been as you want me to be.
Jesus, my friend, help me to acknowledge my helplessness, as a child, and so to be well in this life and to enter your Kingdom.
Lord Jesus, make me yours, please.
Forgive me. Make me better.
There is original artwork depicting scenes from the life of Jesus to assist in your prayer.
This could be a beautiful gift to yourself, or to someone you love and who loves you.
May the love of Jesus Christ be with us always.
Amen.
Christ offers himself to the people as the good shepherd, recalling a favourite theme of Old Testament prophecy. Priests and kings are so described, and indeed God is spoken of as a shepherd, as we hear, for example, in Psalm 23: THE Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters [ … ]
The Bible verses for the Pentecost Vigil tell of Jesus’ words in the Temple on the last day, the eighth and most solemn, of the feast of Tabernacles. On each day of the feast, the high priest of the Temple would go to the pool of Siloam, bringing water in a golden cup to sprinkle on the altar, and so recalling the water which sprang up in the desert during the Exodus, while reciting Isaiah’s teachings about the coming of the Saviour and the new outpouring of heavenly gifts which would accompany him. ‘Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.’ (Isaiah 12: 3) [ … ]
- George Herbert | The Temple | The Church | The Church-Floore | Christian Poems | Metaphysical Poetry
The poem describes a metaphorical interior of a sacred space. This symbolizes a concept of the human heart as a temple built by God. Each element of the architecture serves as an allegory for spiritual virtues, struggles, and the divine influence in maintaining the integrity of the space. The poet weaves a contemplative vision that ties physical imagery to theological themes [ … ]
