hold fast what is good, and abstain from every form of evil. We should be like Berean when dealing with preachers’ teachings:they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. ...
The daywillcome when we enjoy almost-unbroken communion and it will be all the sweeter for the wait. Meanwhile, there are habits-of-thought to embrace that will advance your progress toward that day: BE ATTENTIVE TO MY ATTRIBUTES Stay alert to discover reminders of Me everywhere. And let ea...
Iamin control ofallthings. I have established My throne in heaven and My kingdom rules over all. Therefore, the one who fearsMeneed not fear anything else[1]. I am all-wise and all-powerful, always with you and ready to offer counsel. I am your all-sufficient Father, able to provide...
Living out a true Lenten spirit disposes us to receive those graces Our Lord wants to give us. Prayer, fasting and almsgiving take on a sacramental meaning, but especially fasting. The emphasis of Lent is on fasting for good reason—Our Lord sanctified and weaponized it in the desert. Lent...
where he had run into Paul (a close friend of Philemon — cue the music “It’s a Small World After All” . . .) and been brought to Christ, or as Paul says, he “became my son.” A master in the Roman Empire had the legal right to kill a runaway slave. Paul wants to show...
Our world is not at all perfect, and neither are we. God is perfect. He wants us to continue to read His Word so our faith may be strengthened for He sent Christ to show us the way. Don’t look to find meaning to the suffering, but let the suffering add meaning to our lives. ...
Someone once told me that love is spelled: T.I.M.E. Are you making time to connect with God? Are you making space to know Him more and to be known? God wants to spend time with you! Prayer: Father, I want to know you more. I want to grow more and more in love with you. ...
obey, and everyone ate as much as they wanted. Although Jesus will come to criticize the people for chasing after food, in this moment, they recognise him: “Surely this the Prophet who is to come into the world!” They want him to be king, but he just wants to reveal God to them...
We can only be saved by grace through our faith inJesus Christ and His sacrificial death on the cross. However, once we are saved, God the Father expects us to do something with what time we still have left down here on this earth. He now wants all of us to come and“work”for Hi...
“Well, maybe God wants me to…” and coming up with your own plan to get the thing you wanted, that you had dreamed about. Instead, we’re to wait on God and let Him do the planning and the carrying out. We need to trust Him to move, to be able to move through us, and to...