In our gospel lesson this week we heard Jesus tell a parable about a rich farmer whose fields produce a bumper crop. This story may seem to have little to do with us and our lives (we aren't rich, we aren't farmers, and we've never been as lucky as this guy was), but the situation that led Jesus to tell this parable really hits home. Jesus wants us to see that our lives do not consist in the abundance of our possessions, even if someone is taking or stealing our possessions from us. Instead, our lives consist in the abundance of God's love in Jesus. Indeed, we are rich because of what Jesus has done for us!

A little more of John 5 - Resurrection, eternal life, and a judgement you don't need to fear!

There are many things - even good things! - that can distract us and turn our attention away from following our Lord Jesus. Thankfully, Jesus was undistracted as He set His face resolutely towards Jerusalem where He would suffer and die and rise again for the sins of the world!

John 5 and Jesus healing a paralyzed man at the Bethesda pool.

Text: Luke 8:26-39 When Jesus cast a legion of demons out of a man from the region of the Geresenes the contrast between what the man was like before and what he was like after was remarkable. Jesus has made a similar change or transformation in our lives through our Baptism. Baptised into His death, we are disciples who are clothed in His righteousness and have peace!