Imagine being a people who can “see, hear, feel the kingdom of God” in ordinary things and people around them. Do we “long to see and hear”?
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The word calls upon us to notice, examine our seeking and longing
Our cry must also be: “I have seen the Lord!”
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We pray that Jesus and the Father help us to discover the power of relationship
Help us to discover the power of relationship — the power of love, the power of walking hand in hand with our God, the power of brother, sister, mother, father, cousin, neighbor, friend.
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We must learn the humble walk with God
Of course, to “get it”, no doubt, we must learn the “humble walk with God.” And the proof that we “got it” is that we will surely learn “to do the right and to love goodness.”
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The grace, love of God offers us the opportunity to experience tremendous growth
Do we recognize our personal growth as Christians, as Catholics? Do we stop to take a good look at ourselves and appreciate the way the Gospel has grown within us?
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Listening is the first real step that leads to understanding
Listening is the first real step that leads to understanding. There are so many things “out there” that can block our listening. Some are overt. Some are hidden, indirect, subtle and very hard to recognize.
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From Isaiah to today, God continues to call and to anoint
Like Isaiah and the apostles who said yes, are we ready to say yes? Not to fit in, but to stand out and become prophetic, Gospel, and kingdom people of God!
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God — although so above and beyond — somehow mixes in
The promises proclaim that God’s Spirit would somehow mix in — into, over, under, and through — every thought and action of us.
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Jesus empowers us to be the best of the best of the best
Now here we must encounter the word, not just hear it or understand it with our brains. We must encounter the word. It must mix with our hearts and souls and transform.
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We are sent to lead others to God in truth
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor + “A false heart” — what could be sadder than that, to have a false heart? And what would make it false? Merriam Webster gives several descriptive meanings to the word false: “Not genuine”; […]
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