by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog
When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog
When I find myself getting bone-weary from the hustle and bustle of life, I go back to one of my favorite Scriptures, Psalm 23. The first three verses say– The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog
So he [Jesus] replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the...
by Janina Marie Rivera | May 31, 2021 | Blog
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) John 4:7-8 How many of us carry a stigma from the past, believing that we cannot serve the Lord because of what we’ve done?...
by Janina Marie Rivera | May 26, 2021 | Blog
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Ephesians 5:15-17 We usually use the word “redeem” in relation to sin. It means...
by Janina Marie Rivera | May 19, 2021 | Blog
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Matthew...
by Janina Marie Rivera | May 12, 2021 | Blog
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. –Philippians 2:3-4 Humility does not come naturally to...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Apr 27, 2021 | Blog
Even as a child, I loved looking up at the sky. Afternoons would find me imagining fluffy clouds in different shapes: alligators, dogs, rabbits… you name it. When rain fell, I’d marvel at how dark the sky turned. If beautiful rainbows followed, I’d be overjoyed! At...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Apr 13, 2021 | Blog
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog
Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had...
