The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?
Luke 24:5
“Listen to this message from the Lord, you nations of the world; proclaim it in distant coastlands: The Lord, who scattered his people, will gather them and watch over them as a shepherd does his flock.
Jeremiah 31:10
“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.
John 17:20-21
Christ Jesus, how often have you gathered us together “as a mother hen gathers her brood under her wings?” How often have you given us the vision of the great throng surrounding God’s throne? Thank you for your persistence. Amen.
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