In that deep inner space within, where there is struggle and lack and want and need, Jesus promises that God will fill and care for and lift up and love them.
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We are called to that same healing power, love that Paul felt
Stay faithful, he warns.
Continue readingThese two words will change your life
Two words beginning in “EN” — completely opposite, and completely opposed to one another.
Continue readingPrayer is at the core of our call to preserve unity
It opens the way for grace, spirit, and the power of love to guide the process and help bring about a graced conclusion.
Continue readingAgain, Jesus speaks with authority
Was this Jesus announcing that he knew who he was and, in a certain sense, was self-declaring that the Messiah had indeed come?
Continue readingLike Mary, we are called
And when we realize that deep within we are also invited to be “conformed to the image of his Son.”
Continue readingUnburdened and comforted by Jesus’ love, we rest
This is all spoken as divinely wise language — spoken in a prayer to the Father. It is referred to as “hidden things,” known not to the “wise and learned,” but rather to the “little ones.”
Continue readingThe kingdom of God is the reality of dying, coming to life
The kingdom of God is the reality of dying and coming to life: letting go and grabbing on to something bigger, better, deeper, more loving, and more wonderful.
Continue readingEmbrace the kingdom of Jesus and overcome limitations through trust
The cost of discipleship is great; the rewards are even greater, and fear is one of the only things that can prevent one from trusting fully in the ultimate saving power of God.
Continue readingSpiritual works are about spiritual benefits — now showing off
Surely, St. Paul would say that one does good because they truly have received grace and that grace has been effective within them.
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