What sign can you do?

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John 6:30-35 If I wasn't in the same boat as these sinners following Jesus I would probably be laughing right in their face. I often wonder how Jesus kept from rolling on the grass laughing at what some people do. Today we hear the crowd ask Him, "What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do?..." Is this not the same crowd who in verse 2 we are told - "followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick ."? Are these not the same people who in verse 14 " when they saw the sign he had done, they said, "This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world."? Yet still they seek a sign. However, they are not seeking a sign so that they might believe, they are wanting to be fed. Jesus worked a "sign" with the loaves and the fishes and now they want Him to do it again. Wisely, Jesus is using their bellies to get to their hearts; He is using earthly things to move them,
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Our Jesse Tree

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Two years ago Nicole and some friends of hers got together to work on a Jesse Tree ornament swap. Nicole made 28 flaming furnaces and each friend made 28 of their assigned ornament. We neglected to set up our Jesse Tree last year but this year we are making a huge effort to make Advent more meaningful.

The ornaments that the women made were awesome so I thought I'd try to share them with you as we wander our way through Advent.


This is our lowly Jesse Tree (actually a Dogwood branch - pretty cool) at the beginning of Advent. Please disregard the messy counter and sink, hey, we're still preparing, you know, making straight the paths...and counters!

For those of you not familiar with the Jesse Tree, here are some great links:

Directions and History, Ornament Swap Idea, Bible Readings for Each Day, Jesse Tree Kit

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Patience said…
What a great idea! I love reading this blog. It gives me lots of inspiration for living the Catholic faith with my kids.
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