“I am the Good Shepherd, who lays down his life for the sheep” said Jesus. But who are his other sheep? And what do they have to do with us?
When Jesus moved to calm the disciples and take away their fear, but he left them with wonder and disbelief.
Beliefs of the heart and soul are different from beliefs of the head and mind. When Jesus appeared to Thomas, he was confronted by both.
When the women found that the stone had been rolled away, they walked straight into the very center of that which held their grief and sorrow, straight into the place of their greatest fear. There they heard words of great hope – “he is not here – he who was crucified has risen. Go, tell everyone to meet him in Galilee.”
