Authority

Jesus speaks. Authority
is in His words. He is THE
Son of David, Christ.

He commands us to
give God our everything.
He is worth our all.

Strive

When Jesus visits
the lure of being with him
is irresistible.

Like Zaccheus, we
strive our best to see him,
be undignified.

How far will we go?
To the wise men, Bethlehem
far across their world.

Perhaps we also
could patiently make our way
wherever he is.

He deserves our best.
Distance or difficulty
should not deter us.

Advice

A word to the wise,
to those who follow Jesus:
PRAY! Do NOT stop, but keep on

praying and asking
God to intercede for us.
And He WILL answer.

Yet, perhaps, there is
a condition? Be humble,
give your life to Him.

After all, He gave
HIS life to us and for us
in His birth and death.

Nothing is too big
nor too small in return, when
He has done so much.

Be aware

Watch ourselves. Jesus
warns to keep faith, unfailing
in constant duty.

Let us continue
to love and serve and praise God.
This is the Kingdom

he preaches: this the
Way, this is Him among us.
Lord Emmanuel.

Riches

Jesus comes. He warns
to use our money wisely.
For eternity.

This tiny babe grew
to have so much wisdom, that
we might see truth.

Wealth is for this world.
How we use it affects our
heavenly destiny.

Lost

Jesus comes to seek
and save the lost. He searches
for us, His treasure.

Invited.

Jesus invites us.
All are welcome at His feast
in humility.

Jesus invites us
with a warning first to count
the cost of following.

Jesus bids us come
to give our selves completely
keeping no thing back.

Repent or perish

Words from our loving
Saviour. Turn in faith to ask
forgiveness, healing.

Imperceptible
as a mustard seed is faith,
only a narrow door

will lead us to the Kingdom.
Dare we enter?

Without our Jesus
is only sorrow
and weeping.

Do not fear: stay watchful.

In this Advent time
Jesus warns us not to fear
nor worry ourselves.

Instead, be watchful.
Focus on eternity,
on real matters.

Watch for God to act:
stay awake for his coming
Choose what is right.

Waiting. Asking. Waiting.

Advent. We wait.

But perhaps Advent
is also a time for asking anew.
Those prayers we hide in our hearts
and rarely look at. For God is good.
And all things come in due time.

But perhaps sometimes
we are to unpack those desires
retrieve our buried wishes
ask again. And again. And
In our shameless audacity

our Father welcomes us.

We wait together.