Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
2 Samuel 1:1-27
In his zeal for God, Saul of Tarsus hunted and killed Christians – until Jesus appeared to him and converted (turned around) Saul’s passions to bring them in line with his own Passion. Then Saul, re-named St. Paul, became a zealous, fearless and committed apostle of Jesus Christ. What are my passions? Are they aligned with my own ideals and self-indulgence, or with the will of God? Am I willing to undergo conversion like Saul of Tarsus to become a passionate follower of Christ like St. Paul, the evangelist? Christ Jesus, align my passions with your Passion. I live by faith in the Son of God, who has loved me and given himself up for me. (Galatians 2:20) Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. Ephesians 5:1-2 Soli gloriam dei .
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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