Scripture"2A large crowd kept following him because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3 Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. 5 When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he hi...

ScriptureRomans 7:24-25a (NRSV)"Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!"ReflectionMost people think of themselves as good people. We work hard, care for our families, help our neighbors, and try to do the right thing. If we're honest, many of us hope that our goodness counts for something.Paul's journey in Romans 7 leads h...

ScriptureRomans 7:21-23 (NRSV)“So I find it to be a law that, when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.”ReflectionFew things are more discouraging than giving your best effort and still feeling like you'...