When love of God is genuine, we are stirred in real and often surprising ways to care for others. Genuine followers of Christ – those daring to live as intentional disciples – care for our neighbor. Sometimes such care is displayed through direct interaction with them; other times, our devotion is expressed by heartfelt prayers...
In an especially touching way, Jesus expresses His tender love for humanity comparing Himself to the Good Shepherd. “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep” (John 10:14-15). Jesus...
The apostles didn’t believe that Jesus really had to suffer. They did not believe Jesus’ own words because they imagined the Messiah as an earthly conqueror who would re-establish the Kingdom of Israel in grand style. They did not believe Jesus’ own words because they were intoxicated by their own dreams of triumph and victory....
God’s love for us assumes a very special character: namely, that of mercy. Mercy is love bending over misery to relieve it so to draw us closer to the Author of Life. +++++++ “Mercy will always be greater than any sin, no one can put a limit on the love of the all-forgiving God. Just...
Good attracts good. Goodness grows goodness. Kindness inspires kindness. The more our soul dwells in the infinite reservoir of God’s merciful love, the more we will be empowered to live as instruments of mercy and peace to those whom we meet. Let others experience in our attitude toward them a reflection of God’s infinite mercy.
Lord Jesus, who died for our sins and rose for our salvation, we beg you, by Your Glorious Resurrection let no stone, however large and imposing, keep us sealed in tomb of our vices and sins. Good and gentle Jesus, permit us a share in your Glorious Resurrection!
It is easy to be faithful to God when everything is going smoothly, when God’s cause is victorious. However, in the darkest hour, when all seems lost, when for a moment God permits evil an upper hand, when all that is right and good seems swept away and lost, then is fidelity not only hard...
O Lord, you freely offer to heal everything that afflicts us, demanding only that we show you, with absolute sincerity and complete trust, our faults and weaknesses. There is no fault or failure, no weakness of mind or soul, for which You do not have a suitable remedy, purchased by Your death. You alone are...
