Christ Jesus, help me receive your spirit of power –of love, of calm and of a well-balanced mind . . .

      2 Timothy 1:1-8

Faith in God does not imply a spirit of cowardice and shrinking away from the realities of life, St. Paul told Timothy, a young pastor who found his church challenging. Rather, God gives his faithful servants a spirit of power, that is the power of love and the power of a calm, well-balanced and disciplined mind. As much as I truly follow Christ, I am disciplined, at peace and capable of infinite love in the face of any challenges I meet, by the infilling of the Holy Spirit of God.  Christ Jesus, help me receive your spirit of power – of love, of calm and of a well-balanced mind.  

The Lord sent me to bring good news to the poor and freedom to prisoners. (Luke 4:18)

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