Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
Acts 4:32-37; Psalm 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; John 3:7b-15
There are moments when you look at the world—
and something feels off.
People chasing more. Owning more. Wanting more.
And still—
not satisfied.
And then—
you hear Jesus say:
“You must be born from above.”
Not improved. Not adjusted.
Born again.
Nicodemus doesn’t get it.
And honestly—
neither do we.
How can someone start again?
Jesus says:
“Of water and Spirit.”
Not something you build.
Something you receive.
And suddenly—
a different kind of life appears.
In Acts of the Apostles 4:
A small community.
Not powerful. Not rich.
But—
one heart. One soul.
They share.
They care.
No one is left alone.
Where did that come from?
Not from a system.
Not from rules.
From people who were changed inside.
Something happened to them.
They encountered Jesus.
Crucified.
Lifted up—
like the serpent in the desert.
Not to condemn—
but to heal.
Because the real problem is not “out there.”
It’s here.
The ego.
The need to be first. To take. To control.
And slowly—
everything bends around it.
The Cross breaks that.
Not by force—
but by love.
A love that gives. A love that lets go.
A love that says:
You don’t have to live like this anymore.
And when that love touches you—
something shifts.
You begin to live differently.
Less about “mine.” More about “ours.”
Less fear. More freedom.
This is the Kingdom of God.
Not just a place.
A way of living under a different center.
Psalm 93 says:
The Lord is King.
The world is held together.
His ways are trustworthy.
We trust physical laws.
Gravity. Energy. Order.
But what about life?
What about love?
What about truth?
God gives laws there too.
Like signs on a road.
So you don’t get lost.
But you cannot live this way by willpower.
Jesus is clear:
Without being born from above—
you won’t even see it.
So where do we begin?
Not with effort.
But with openness.
Let the Spirit come.
Again.
Remember your baptism.
Not as a ritual—
but as a beginning.
Stay close to the Cross.
Not as a symbol—
but as healing.
And slowly—
a new life grows.
Not perfect.
But real.
And maybe—
in a small way—
through you—
a different world begins.
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