[Journey with Jesus - Day 6] That morning he was a changed man. My dear Simon had always been restless. He’d say that he was happy with his life on the sea of Galilee, that he enjoyed the thrill of the catch as well as the cut and chase of the bargaining that went on … Continue reading A New Beginning – the wife of Simon Peter
Category: monologue
The Cleansed Leper – His Touch Saved my Life
[Journey with Jesus - Day 7] I will never forget the day I woke up and saw the change in my skin. Actually, it was my wife, Miriam, who saw them first - I was bathing myself and she came in from outside. I heard her gasp, and felt sick when I turned and saw … Continue reading The Cleansed Leper – His Touch Saved my Life
Catching People – The call of Simon Peter
I’m Simon the fisherman. Fishing is all we know in my family, going back generations – my dad, grandparents, great-grandparents – that’s all we’ve ever done. It’s all we’ve known. I’ve been on the water for as long as I can remember, going out early in the morning or even overnight with my dad. I … Continue reading Catching People – The call of Simon Peter
Alive and well – the healing of the official’s son
[Journey with Jesus - Day 6] As one of Herod Antipas’s officials, based in Capernaum, it’s my job to have my ear to the ground and work out if there’s any trouble brewing. So, of course, we knew all about the baptiser. Hordes of people from all over Judea and Galilee went out to him … Continue reading Alive and well – the healing of the official’s son
By the River – John the Baptist
[Journey with Jesus - Day 3] I was there, you know. Saw everything first-hand. I’ve always gone wherever the crowds go, to be honest, and the crowds were gathering here, by the banks of the Jordan River. People from all over Judea and Jerusalem thronging together, all because they wanted to catch a glimpse of … Continue reading By the River – John the Baptist
The Woman at the Well – “Spirit and Truth”
Have you ever had that experience when someone looks at you and you can tell that they know all abut you? I had that experience today. I was going out to Jacob’s well to draw water. It was the height of the day, and the heat was beating down on me. Most people choose to … Continue reading The Woman at the Well – “Spirit and Truth”
A Night-time encounter – Jesus and Nicodemus
[Journey with Jesus - Day 5] This has been inspired significantly by the wonderful depiction of this encounter from the Chosen I came to him in the middle of the night. I’d seen him at a distance before; been there when he’d engaged in debates with the other religious leaders. He was extraordinary. Whenever he … Continue reading A Night-time encounter – Jesus and Nicodemus
The Wine Server at Cana
[Journey with Jesus - Day 4] So, I am the one who messed it up. I was the one who calculated how much wine we would need for the wedding. I’m normally good at that sort of thing - it is my job, after all. We asked how many guests were expected for the feasting … Continue reading The Wine Server at Cana
The Temptation of Jesus – An angel’s view
[Journey with Jesus - Day 4] We would have caught him, you know. Would have done anything for him. Our whole existence was for the purpose of serving and worshipping him. Day by day we are in the presence of God in the throne room, pouring out our praises, leading the whole of creation in … Continue reading The Temptation of Jesus – An angel’s view
“In my Father’s house”
[Journey with Jesus - Day 3] Imagining what it must have been like for Jesus to grow up with the realisation of who he was, and the significance for him of being in the temple in Jerusalem, aged 12. It was the same routine. Every year we would go up to Jerusalem with our family … Continue reading “In my Father’s house”
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