Oh, What a Night

I was bought off, bought for a huge sum of money – but I no longer know what to do with the lie. I relived that night, and my mind is in turmoil. The days that led to it were dreadful The work of stripping a man of all humanity is long, hard, and demeaning…

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Jesus’ Vineyard Story

The Prayer of a Pharisee ‘How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? ‘How long will you hide your face from me?’ I am your servant, Lord. I have followed your law all my life. I have kept away from all that is unclean and turned away from impurity. Nothing defiled has touched my…

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The Messiah

Peter Speaks: I recall a day of foreboding. I see my Lord, see my Messiah, see the way He dies and see the way of the Cross clearly set out before us. At this moment I do not know how to follow Him, but I have to trust Him. He will hold me up, He…

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Fine Pearls

‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.’ Many people gathered at the lakeside when Jesus spoke of wheat and weeds and the Kingdom of God which would grow like a…

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Mary

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The Bride: A young woman waits in her father’s house. Every day is long until the cool night comes at last, every night is a forever as she waits for the dawn to come. ‘How long?’ She sighs. ‘How long until he comes?’ And she sings softly: ‘Let me see your face, let me hear…

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Follow Me

Moving Towards a Supportive Humanity

‘Follow me’ He only spoke two words to me. He had never cursed me, as others did, when he saw me sitting at the tax collector’s booth. And he had passed me there often, without a word. I had seen him walking by with his disciples. I knew I was not even worthy of his…

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Like a Landowner

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I was always the last one in the queue. It did not matter- when I was a child, I had an older sister who would defend me if the boys teased me because I could not walk as well as they could and could not run without falling over. When everyone raced across the field,…

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Sheep Without a Shepherd

Sheep Without a Shepherd

We were dizzy with exhaustion and exhilaration when we gathered together again with the Lord. This was our first taste of the authority which lay naturally on the shoulders of our Master but which we had not received ourselves, until now. We had done what Jesus said and we had gone out to the people…

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