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ENTER LENT WITH LESSONS FROM ISRAEL

March 1, 2017 By Sarah Christmyer 5 Comments

Ash Wednesday ashes on forehead with "Return" in large type

In 722 BC, the Assyrian army swept down into Israel. They captured most of the people of the northern kingdom and forced-marched them into exile, scattering them among foreign territories. These are the “lost tribes” of Israel; they never returned. In 587 BC, Babylon conquered the southern kingdom of Israel, known then as Judah. They destroyed the […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days Tagged With: ash wednesday, Israel, Lent, Lent/Easter

COME INTO THE WORD: A Healing Encounter With Jesus (Mark 5:22-43)

November 2, 2016 By Sarah Christmyer 7 Comments

Woman's finger reaching to touch Jesus' cloak

The mural fills an entire wall of the Encounter Chapel, which is built on the first-century stone floor of the marketplace at Magdala by the Sea of Galilee. In it, sandals crowd the floor and linen robes brush against the legs and ankles of the men who throng around Jesus. He is a man on […]

Filed Under: Prayer & Lectio Divina, Scripture Reflection, Women of the Bible Tagged With: Israel, lectio divina

HOW DO I LOVE THEE? A Lesson from Tabgha

October 30, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer 10 Comments

Six heart-shaped rocks line the shore at Tabgha on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galiliee.  They may have been pulled from an ancient quarry, remnants of old synagogues which traditionally had two heart-shaped columns at the rear corners.  Sometime in the fifth to ninth century AD, they were placed in a colonnade commemorating […]

Filed Under: Scripture Reflection Tagged With: God's love, Israel

THE COURAGE OF MARY – The Annunciation

March 25, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

A year ago I sat, awed, a few feet from the place where tradition has it, the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary. The enormous Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth is built over a small grotto – part of the house where Mary is said to have lived.  The column that stands in it today […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days, Scripture Reflection, Women of the Bible Tagged With: Advent/Christmas, Israel, Mary and the Saints

A TREE GROWS IN JAFFA: are you (spiritually) a “potted plant”?

November 2, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

Hidden in a courtyard in the winding, cobbled streets of Jaffa*, near Tel Aviv, is a hanging orange tree.  Seen through a nearby arch it looks surreal, as though it’s trying to break out of the giant suspended pottery egg that holds it. Some miracle of engineering must keep it fed and watered, or someone […]

Filed Under: Bible Reading, Study, Prayer & Lectio Divina, Scripture Reflection Tagged With: Israel, lectio divina

AS TENSIONS MOUNT IN JERUSALEM: A PRAYER FOR PEACE

October 30, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 2 Comments

We gathered behind the wooden cross two weeks ago, four of us carrying it and the remaining pilgrims lining up behind, ready to walk the Via Dolorosa – the Way of Sorrows – the way Jesus may have walked through Jerusalem to his crucifixion. Suddenly, a hail of small explosions peppered the air.  We looked […]

Filed Under: Prayer & Lectio Divina Tagged With: Israel

ROCKING AT THE WAILING WALL

October 20, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 3 Comments

I went recently to pray at the Western (“Wailing”) Wall in Jerusalem.  It is a sacred place where Jews from around the world gather to pray, often leaving written prayers tucked in the spaces between the great stones. In contrast to the Temple Mount itself, which allows access to non-Muslims for only a few hours […]

Filed Under: Prayer & Lectio Divina Tagged With: Israel

Sarah Christmyer writes and speaks about Scripture and the Catholic faith with the goal of helping people meet Jesus in his Word. “The Bible isn’t just a book about God or instructions for a good life; it’s a place to meet God and be changed by him,” she says. Her love of Scripture fuels her writing of Bible studies and related books; her teaching of Philadelphia seminarians; her speaking at conferences and retreats; and writing for blogs such as this one. “Come Into the Word” draws people into the Bible and encourages and equips them to explore it on their own.

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