Every Wednesday, I worship with some of the most beautiful souls I know — men and women who have walked long roads and carried more than most will ever know. This week, the Prophet Isaiah brought us a word not about what we must do for God, but about what He has already done, is doing now, and will keep doing for us. He is the God who carries us — from our very first breath to our last.
Category: Sermon – Chapel Notes
When Jesus Shows Up on the Road
There are moments in life when the road feels long.
Not long in a romantic, adventurous way — long in the way that only the weary know. Long in the way that comes from carrying things for many years. From burying people you loved. From watching the world change around you while your own world grows quieter. Long in the way that asks, without quite using words: is there still more road ahead?
Luke tells us about two disciples walking on a road like that. The road to Emmaus. Seven miles from Jerusalem, undertaken by two people who were not just physically tired — they were broken.
This story is not just about two disciples on a road two thousand years ago. It is about you. It is about this room. It is about what Jesus does for His people in every season of life — especially in the later years, when the road is quieter and the heart carries more than it once did.
The Light in the Delay-John 11:1-13
Today’s story from the Gospel of John is a bit of a preview. It’s a story about a home in Bethany that was filled with the same things many of us feel: the worry of sickness, the frustration of a long wait, and the fear of what comes next. But right in the middle of that crisis, we find the heartbeat of our faith.
As we prepare our hearts for the Cross and the Empty Tomb, let’s look together at what it means when Jesus asks us to wait—and the beautiful promise that He is always walking the hallway with us, even when the room feels dim.