From Jesus to Heaven with Love: A Parable Pilgrimage

by Barbara Garro

Barbara Garro writes for the people in the pews, because she’s been one of them for over 50 years. She makes the New Testament come alive using St. Anthony’s style of writing for all to understand and grow spiritually. Families and Bible study groups will find thirty-three of Jesus’s parables in a discussion-friendly format.

ISBN 978-1-58431-847-4 Non-fiction / Bible Study / Inspiration

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THE JESUS INTRODUCTION

Some day, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tide, and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love. Then, for the second time in the history of the world, …[humans} will have discovered fire.

__Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

You’re not like anyone else. Your spiritual journey isn’t like anybody else’s. The messages you glean here will only feel right if you discover them for yourself, the way Jesus intended.

Nobody gets through life without trials that test them to their mettle, and nobody leaves this life for heaven without Jesus.

For decades, carrying Jesus’s message as a liturgical minister, actress interpreting Biblical characters, workshop leader, and producer/performer of the cable television show, GOD’s NEIGHBORHOOD, I still struggled to understand what Jesus wants of me and how God works in my life.

Understanding Jesus is no easy task for most people. Much has been written about the meaning of Jesus’s parables. Some sit stubbornly in the literal camp while others sit just as rigidly in the figurative camp. I believe Jesus, God-man, preached perfect parables, each one a pearl of great price.

See if you find yourself in one or more of these nine motivations for better understanding Jesus’s parables: 1. To do what’s right 2. To be more loving 3. To achieve goals 4. To find satisfaction in life 5. To know more 6. To feel more secure 7. To get the most out of life 8. To gain meaning in life 9. To find peace

Do you hunger to believe in Jesus’s promises, yet, find the Bible intimidating, religious practice too confining, televangelists too materialistic, and many religious books too scholarly? Do you feel cheated, resentful and left out when you see and hear other believers’ effervescent joy in their faith? Do you feel frustrated that nothing you try to do works?

Why are faith-filled believers so happy with their lives? Faith and fear both focus our minds, faith on what we desire and fear on what we dread. The faith-filled believers focus more on what they desire with confidence in God. Faith is what gives believers their ability to trust in God. In FROM JESUS TO HEAVEN WITH LOVE: A PARABLE PILGRIMAGE, you get bite-sized concepts that nourish your soul and challenge your mind. You feel motivated to move to positive action, because your soul says Yes to these concepts and the mind feels challenged to act on your soul’s Yes.