We know what God wants and what God calls us to. And that is life — and life to the full.
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Through Jesus, we call God our Father
And so the story of our relationship beginning with Abraham begins.
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Eternal life depends on our ability, willingness to hear, believe, accept him
And we will tell the story, once again, of a love that was without limits or conditions — a love that is eternal.
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Be the disciples, apostles you’ve been baptized to become
As you are called, now you are sent!
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The faithful suffer, but Jesus liberates
And so a blind man hears of Jesus’ presence nearby, and nothing and no one could stop him from crying out louder and louder and louder until he was heard by Jesus, in spite of the many attempts by many to silence him.
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The scriptures make us look at our own journeys of faith
We don’t need to be condemning, but rather to be deeply identified with the Christ, and welcome others to come to know him through us.
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Be formed by the Gospel, and share the life of the kingdom of God
This, also, may have been a favorite Gospel passage of St. Vincent de Paul, who formed the Congregation of the Mission religious community of men and women, and priests and nuns who were formed to form others.
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Revealing the complete trust of Tobit, Jesus in the Father
That light shone brilliantly for Tobit and for Jesus — and the profound hope is that it will shine as brilliantly for all!
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The fruitfulness flowing from, through our spirit is ripened all the more with understanding
And as we grasp and come to know in ways that are profoundly Godlike, God’s truth shines in us and brings peace and fullness of spirit and living, and goodness and God-ness in us.
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Loving with all of one’s self, one’s being is a different kind of love
It is a freeing love. It is the love of the cross. It is a love that cannot be conquered by hate. It is a love that can transform hate and even, some would say, change the world.
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