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Cursillo aims to form "Catholic leaders" from those Catholics already on a walk with the Lord. Emmaus reaches out to all Christians who are members of church. Participants are encouraged to find ways to live out their individual call to discipleship in their home, church, and community. [3] [4] Today Emmaus retreats are held worldwide. [5] [6]
Eastman Johnson's 1863 painting The Lord Is My Shepherd, depicting a devout man reading a Bible. For Christians, the image of God as a shepherd evokes connections not only with David but with Jesus, described as the "Good Shepherd" in the Gospel of John. The phrase "the valley of the shadow of death" is often taken as an allusion to the eternal ...
Jesus and the two disciples On the Road to Emmaus, by Duccio, 1308–1311, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena. According to the Gospel of Luke, the road to Emmaus appearance is one of the early post-resurrection appearances of Jesus after his crucifixion and the discovery of the empty tomb.
Augustine: "Or; That the disciples here say, It is a phantasm, figures those who yielding to the Devil shall doubt of the coming of Christ.That Peter cries to the Lord for help that he should not be drowned, signifies that He shall purge His Church with certain trials even after the last persecution; as Paul also notes, saying, He shall be saved, yet so as by fire (1 Corinthians 3:15)."
[28]: 125–126 [29] [30] In the Pearl of Great Price, considered scripture to most Mormons, Enoch talks about shunning the descendants of Cain and that they had black skin: [31] "And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam; and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the ...
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional gospel song and jazz standard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals .
"Say that the Lord needs them." Narrator claims this fulfilled a prophecy. Mark 11:1–3. Jesus, the disciples and the crowd went to Bethphage and Bethany from Jericho (10:46). Jesus ordered two disciples: "In that village you'll find a colt, untie it and bring it to me." "Say that the Lord needs it and will return it shortly." Luke 19:28–31
And the Lord said, "Those are My footprints. I was with you all the time." Then they came to a dark, discouraging valley and the pilgrim said, "I see only one set of footprints through that valley. I was so discouraged. You were not there with me. It was just as I thought–I was so all alone!" Then the Lord said, "Oh, but I was there.