Daily Meditation: The Heart of Jesus

Monday December 23, 2013 The Heart of Jesus   Jesus is the vulnerable child, the humble preacher, the despised, rejected, and crucified Christ.  But Jesus also is "the image of the unseen God, the first-born of all creation, ... [who] exists before all things and in him all things hold together"  (Colossians 1:15,17).   Jesus is the King, ridiculed on the cross and reigning from his throne in the heavenly Jerusalem.  He is the Lord riding into the city on a donkey, and the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.  He is cursed by the world but blessed by God.   Let's always look at Jesus, because in his crucified and glorified heart we will see ourselves called to share in his suffering as well as in his glory.   Comment on this Daily Meditation. Join our Advent book discussion. Click here for details.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community. Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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