Monthly Archives: March 2014

John 18:1) “There was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.”   Mark 14:36 “Not what I want, but what you want.”  What an interesting concept – Jesus telling His father, “forget it, I was wrong, I do not want to died for these people, after all, they do not fit with my concept ofContinue reading “Run, Jesus, Run – Corre, Jesus, core”

Mark 14:35-36 “And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.  He said, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me.”  Listen, this was not a cup of coffee or a cup of tea.  ThisContinue reading “Father, Let this cup pass from me – Padre , que esta copa pase de mi”

Mark 14:32-34 “They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took with him Peter, and James and John, and began to be distress and agitated.  And he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.”  In timeContinue reading “Distress and agitated – Angustiado y agitado”

Luke 22:39 “He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him”  When we are facing distress and anguish, were do we go?  Why then we expected the Son of God to be different? After all, he was also human!  I remember the most difficult/desperate timeContinue reading “Customs – Costumbres”

Mark 14:26 (MSG):  They sang a hymn and then went directly to Mount Olives. In what other way one can confront life and its adversities if we are not abiding in the one who called us?  After all its said, we need to sing praises to our God in the midst of pain and theContinue reading “Let us sing – Cantemos”

John 15:5, 8-15  (MSG):“I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. This is how my Father shows who he is—when you produce grapes, when you mature as myContinue reading “Abide – Permanece”

John 14:1-3 MSG: “Don’t let this throw you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Father’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I’m on my way to getContinue reading “A place for me – Un lugar para mi”

Mateo 26:14-16 (GW):  Then one of the twelve apostles, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. He asked, “What will you pay me if I hand him over to you?”  They offered him 30 silver coins. From then on, he looked for a chance to betray Jesus.  One needs to be reallyContinue reading “Will you pay me? – Me pagarías?”

Mark 14:18 (MSG):  After sunset he came with the Twelve. As they were at the supper table eating, Jesus said, “I have something hard but important to say to you: One of you is going to hand me over to the conspirators, one who at this moment is eating with me.”  GW: While they wereContinue reading “One of you will betray me… Uno de ustedes me traicionará”

Luke 22:24-26  Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest. But Jesus intervened: “Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles. It’s not going to be that way with you. Let the senior among you become like the junior; let theContinue reading “I am bigger than you are… Yo soy más grande que tu (Reflection for 3/10/14)”