“Do you believe this?” (Jn 11:26). Jesus was travelling to Bethany, the town where Lazarus had died four days earlier. When Martha, Lazarus’ sister, heard that Jesus was on his way, she was filled with hope and ran to meet him.
“They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on” (Mk 12: 44).
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all (Mk 10: 43-44).
“This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how” (Mk. 4:26-27).
“With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all” (Acts 4:33).
