Life is full of moments where our emotions—love, joy, sorrow, confusion, hurt—render us speechless before God. Liturgy provides structured prayers that give us a voice when our own words fall short.
We pray in the power of Christ's Spirit ... and they were eager to convince the others that Jesus was alive. Jesus the Christ is always eager to gather the community of disciples at the table ...
And, really, in many ways, they are seeking to solidify their power and to crush any kind of dissent," Nettleton ... Nevertheless, these are still men and women risking their lives to follow Jesus ...