The Bride of Christ
The atmosphere is full of joy and anticipation, with families and friends dressed in festive clothing. The room is decorated beautifully and people smile while, at the same time, tears fill their eyes. What is it about weddings that produces these emotions in nearly all who attend?
Could it be that when watching the union of bride and bridegroom we are reminded of something for which we were made, and toward which we are headed?
The Language of Jesus
There’s been some confusion in the past about what language Jesus spoke, as a man living during the first century A.D. in the kingdom of Judea, located in what is now the southern part of Palestine.
The issue of Jesus’ preferred language came up during a public meeting in Jerusalem between Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, and Pope Francis. Speaking through an interpreter, Netanyahu declared: “Jesus was here, in this land. He spoke Hebrew.” Pope Francis disagreed. Who was right?
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