Day 36, Fifth Wednesday In Lent – Devotional Guide
WHY?: Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.
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Text: Matthew 10:34-42
“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me..”
On the side of my daughter Eileen’s foot are the words, “Consider the ravens.” She says, “I don’t need to be anxious because God provides for the ravens, so, of course, He will provide for me, too.”
Continue reading →People often oppose change, sometimes even when the change is learning about God’s radical love for us. Today Father John tells how the Disciples faced the same thing and shares some thoughts about this from the Gospel of Matthew.
Continue reading →TRUTH AND LOVE: From the beginning of all things, our text says, God’s message is that we should live a life based on love.
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Text: Matthew 10:16-33
“So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that will not become known.”
“Jesus made a distinction between following human-made laws and obeying God’s law. Jesus embraced God’s law, summed up in three commandments: Love God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength, love your neighbor, and love yourself.”
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Text: Luke 9:22-27
If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
RISK LOVE: We are often afraid to give of ourselves when there is a risk that you will not have enough later on
Continue reading →PLAINLY SPEAKING: “It seems to me when I read some of the things Jesus says, that Jesus expects those who listen to him to search beneath the surface for answers.”
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