Victory!

Our Daily Bread
I read article about the University of Louisville basketball program the other day about how the coach was going to miss the good times.  The good times meaning having a group of players who accomplished great things including a few Final Four appearances and an NCAA championship.  He will have to replace those players to feel those good times again.

That article made met think of the disciples after Jesus' death.  What are we to do?  Do we go back to our old jobs?  These last few years have been amazing, but they seem to have ended with the death of Jesus.  What next? Doesn't that sound just like us?  God made us promises in his Word and we act like God left us to our own designs.  That we are alone in this world.  Doubts arise. Faith wanes.

As we continue to celebrate the resurrection, let us make a point to praise the resurrected Christ each and every day.  He is with is.  He even sent his Holy Spirit to live within us and through us.  Our Savior and Judge will come again.  We thank you and praise you!

Movie Monday
Jesus of Montreal
Our minister mentioned a curious film in his sermon yesterday.  It is called Jesus of Montreal.  It is about a small acting troupe in Montreal who perform their own version of the Passion of Christ.  The man who plays Jesus recruits the cast (sound familiar?).  Here is a link to the movie on Youtube.  Notice how the lives of the characters change after they started performing the play.  Notice how they add their editorial comments based on the different versions of the Passion story in the Gospels.  Check it out sometime.

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I am far from perfect, but despite my mistakes and my sins, I will never abandon the Lord and he will never abandon me - adapted from a statement about Abraham from the EfM Training Guide