Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
Romans 9:1-5 St. Paul was by birth both a Roman and a Jew, a perfect Apostle to speak to ‘adoption by God’. Without adoption, we humans remain children of this world, the flesh and Satan. With adoption, we become fully human, fully alive, and very beloved sons and daughters of the Father. The Jewish relationship to God was comprised of the covenant, the giving of the law, worship, promises, prophets and many other gifts that were found uniquely in the religion of the Israelites, with the most profound gift being the adoption of the human race into the glory and mercy of God. Is it any wonder that each man, woman and child finds his/her true being by turning to God through faith in Christ Jesus, by the liveliness of the Holy Spirit? Holy Spirit, help me live into the adoption of God. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8) To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything. Thomas Merton www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca Soli gloriam dei.
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Romans 8:31-39 Holy Spirit, help me realize your love surrounding us... St. Paul was convinced that ‘nothing... can separate us from the love of God.’ In other words, at the foundation of reality per se is this love of God that is more powerful than death, life, angels, rulers, powers, heights, depths, the present and the past. This amazing truth brings me comfort and courage to walk ahead in my own journey. But what of my relationships with others? Do I respond to others with the realization that God’s love is operative within and through them? That as I speak with my family members, my co-workers, friends and acquaintances and interact with them, I am in fact engaging the love of God that is always present, always flowing around and through us? Holy Spirit, help me realize your love surrounding us. But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children. (Psalm 103:17) Pain and suffering have come into your life, but remember pain, sorrow and suffering are but the kiss of Jesus – a sign that you have come so close to Him that He can kiss you. St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca Soli gloriam dei. |
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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