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Thought of the Day February 28, 2019 Man refuses the grace of God
By spiritaflame 9:33 AM Thought of the DayMy grace is sufficient (continued) Maybe an analogy would help. While the hot air balloon wants to rise to the heights of the sky, the ballasts, attached to the gondola, weigh it down,...
Homily Eighth Sunday Year C Reading 1: One’s speech and words tell us much about a person: character, values, motives and true self. One uses a sieve or a strainer to separate the...
Thought of the Day February 27, 2019 My grace is sufficient
By spiritaflame 10:14 AM Thought of the DayMy Grace is sufficient. “My grace is sufficient for you, for in weakness power reaches perfection.’ And so I willingly boast of my weaknesses instead, that the power of Christ may rest upon...
The prayer of Saint Faustina, a humble apostle of Divine Mercy in our times may help us to better understand mercy in action and how to plunge into mercy. “Help me, O Lord,...
In so many ways we are recipients of the mercy of God flowing from the heart of Jesus as the divine rays. Even before we cry out, ALord, have mercy,@ his gift of...
Thought of the Day February 22, 2019 It is by mercy we are saved
By spiritaflame 10:09 AM Thought of the DayFrom natural birth in blood to spiritual rebirth in the waters of baptism to our entrance into eternal glory is a continual experience of God's tender, compassionate mercy. All is mercy. God is...
Thought of the Day February 21, 2019 Jesus shows us mercy
By spiritaflame 9:47 AM Thought of the DayWhat Jesus expressed in parable about the mercy of our heavenly Father, he lived in his own life. The greatest demonstration of mercy in action is seen in the event of Jesus= death...
Homily: Seventh Sunday Year C Reading 1: Background. Though David had served Saul the King faithfully, Saul wanted to kill David so as to prevent him from being king. Saul was in pursuit...
The younger son (in the parable of the Prodigal Son) asked for what he deemed was his by right, his inheritance. What he received was the gift of love, since the inheritance was...
Reflection on Scripture Seventh Sunday Gospel C The way of life of a disciple
By spiritaflame 10:34 AM Reading ReflectionsSeventh Sunday Ordinary Gospel C Jesus said to his disciples: “To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for...
What does Jesus teach us about mercy? Jesus= best teaching on the mercy of the Father is reflected in the lives of three fictional but relatable individuals in the Parable of the Prodigal...
Thought of the Day February 18, 2019 Jesus plunged into our misery
By spiritaflame 10:06 AM Thought of the DayJesus does not deny that sin and sinners exist; he does not justify Zacchaeus’ frauds or the deed of the woman caught in adultery or Peter’s triple denial or the repentant thief. He...
Thought of the Day February 15, 2019 We are in need of God's mercy.
By spiritaflame 10:28 AM Thought of the DayThis is what St. Augustine says of mercy. “We human beings, we are vessels of clay that are damaged by the slightest nick” We cannot live together in harmony, in the family and...
Thought of the Day February 14, 2019 Jesus, the face of mercy.
By spiritaflame 10:05 AM Thought of the DayBut my favorite passage from Hosea about God’s loving, forgiving mercy is found in the second chapter of the prophet. After a history of infidelities and worship of idols, God says: “Therefore, I...
Homily Sixth Sunday Year C Reading 1: Jeremiah contrasts for us trust in human beings versus trust in God. For the prophet anyone who trusts in human beings, anyone who trusts in human...
Thought of the Day February 13, 2019 Plunge into the ocean of mercy
By spiritaflame 10:26 AM Thought of the DayPlunge into the ocean of mercy Matthew 5:7: “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew gives us the command of Jesus. Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as [also] your...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Times Gospel Reflections C Jesus came down with the twelve and stood on a stretch of level ground with a great crowd of his disciples and a large number...
Transformation
cannot take place as long as the fear of dying to self
controls
us. Plunging into the river of God’s grace involves risking and trusting in the
word of God. Isaiah says “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who
have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and
without cost.”
Lord,
we thank you because for our sake you opened your heart; because in your death
and in your resurrection you became the source of life. Give us life, make us
live from you as our source, and grant that we too may be sources, wellsprings
capable of bestowing the water of life in our time. We thank you for the grace
of Baptism ,Confirmation and Eucharist. Lord bless us, and bless all those who in our time
are thirsty and continue to seek. Amen.
Thought of the Day Februar 11, 2019 The water of life is the Spirit
By spiritaflame 10:14 AM Thought of the DayIn John: 7, Jesus used the opportunity to teach that He is source of this life-giving water. This river of grace flowed from his pierced side at the time of his death. It...
Thought of the Day February 8, 2019 Give thanks for God's blessings
By spiritaflame 11:50 AM Thought of the DayChrist himself taught about this life-giving water or fountain of water. Recall his encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. Jesus saw the thirst in her heart for love, meaning, life, acceptance...
Thought of the Day February 7, 2019 Baptism is the river of grace
By spiritaflame 10:17 AM Thought of the DayStory of the three men seeking the mystery of life. One goes as far as the entrance of the cave; the second goes into the cave while frequently looking back at the entrance....
Thought of the Day February 6, 2019 Plunge into the water with abandon
By spiritaflame 10:40 AM Thought of the DayThe central image of our reading from Ezekiel 47 is water. Water flows out from the Temple and brings abundant life with it. Ezekiel’s river runs through the Arabah, the desert running from...
Reflection on Scripture Fifth Sunday Gospel C The call of Peter
By spiritaflame 10:27 AM Reading ReflectionsFifth Sunday Ordinary Gospel C While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there...
Thought of the Day February 5, 2019 Are you ready to plunge into the river of grace?
By spiritaflame 10:20 AM Thought of the DayPlunging into the water of grace is the revelation of God to the prophet Ezekiel in Chapter 47. As the prophet comes near the end of the book, Ezekiel announces God’s plans for...
