She “saw” and she “heard” and she knew in her “heart” that God was pouring out grace upon grace upon this child and her parents and all of us, and because of him life would never be the same.
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We are to birth Christ
After Zechariah described the many promises of God for his people, led by the Spirit of God, Zechariah spoke directly to and about his son John: “You, my child, shall be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.”
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Make room for the Lord
When one turns away from God in their life, then can’t find God in their life, well, what do you expect? Consequences!
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Does Jesus’ power reach into us? Does his word have authority, leave us spellbound?
The evangelist Mark presents a Jesus to us that has power over demons, over nature, over human illness. Do we find that when he calls we always wish to follow — “Your will”?
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Even before the cross, Jesus demonstrated the same love to those he encountered
Are we just to observe the hunger of others (physical, spiritual, emotional, societal), or are we being asked, called, told to feed others?
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Are we ‘locked in’ to the Lord our God?
Do we know that harmony with the Christ and with the Father? Are we “in sync”?
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Do we appreciate the life that the Christ has won for us?
As we begin, on this second day of 2021, there has never been a more urgent need for followers of the Christ — the Holy One — to know who we are and why we are fellow disciples of the Lord.
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We are called to testify to the light in all that we say and do
We should beware, be careful and do all that we can to never, never, never go back into the darkness.
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Oh my, God!
The lesson for us is clear: listen, open up, change hearts and ways! Repent!
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Like Mary, do we recognize those moments when God is doing something special?
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor A reflection on the daily readings by Father Perry. + Sweet and simple today. On this Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, why don’t we sweetly and simply just focus on Mary’s response, but […]
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