Keeping the law is realized in a moment, in a specific response. Loving as Jesus teaches is conversion that never ends and forever deepens within us.
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Be strengthened in every good deed, word
And religion with little faith can and often does lead some to hypocrisy, criticism of others, and false sense of self.
Continue readingLet us praise God for his everlasting love!
However, the spiritual truth that Jesus speaks is still so profound it is easily missed, even by believers.
Continue readingGetting to know God is living, looking like him
Hunger and thirst for the living God means opening heart and soul, and discovering the living word that transforms our way of living.
Continue readingThe multiplication story foretells the cross
A story of bread and wine that become the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Continue readingJesus places great emphasis on the ground in which we are planted
So then, for the word to become effective, the condition of the soil (our hearts and souls) was all-important.
Continue readingJesus calls us to share in his chalice
To empty it so that others can become full to love, and forgive always and everywhere and everyone.
Continue readingWe bear much fruit when we put God’s words into action
Jesus is almost imploring all to not just hear some sounds of words, but to listen with all their heart.
Continue readingDoing the will of God makes Jesus part of our family
Jesus stretched out his hands toward his disciples and elevated them precisely because of their discipleship.
Continue readingChrist’s mysteries are the foundation of our faith
This woman, who was the first to discover the empty tomb and who loved Jesus profoundly, leads us to this “love of Christ that compels us.”
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