The resurrected Christ shows his care for us from the empty tomb as he meets Mary in her sadness, knows her name, and what is best for her.
While usually the healthy care for the sick, Jesus shows care from the cross, not only for his mother, but also for us, for you.
Don’t forget how the glory of Christ is described at the end of verse 14. It says that he’s full of grace and truth. He’s filled to the brim – overflowing!
Jesus is not just one prophet among many. Jesus is The Great Prophet who can reveal God perfectly to us, because he is God and near to God.
Psalm 28 shows us how God brings us from worry to worship by teaching us to trust in his work, even when he sometimes seems silent.
It’s necessary for us to love, if we have encountered the love of Christ.
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me, you can do nothing.
Jesus is the only way to God, and the way to God is only Jesus, unassisted by anything we would try to add.
If Christ is able to give us hope and new life in the midst of death, he is able to give us hope and life in every life situation.
When Jesus refers to himself as the Good Shepherd, he’s proclaiming himself to be the compassionate King who fulfills various expectations of the Old Testament.