Jesus said: If your brother wrongs you seven times in a day, And seven times comes back to you and says, ‘I repent,’ Forgive him. Ask yourself today: is there less compassion within us for those who never ask? Keep the faith! – Amen
One of the most difficult things for us to wrap our minds around is a universal creator with limitless love and acceptance. No matter what you do or have done, or will do in the future: you are loved. No matter where you are from, where you are, or where you will be: loved No [...]
What is all that turning the other cheek stuff about, anyway (other than some sort of a looking down the nose joke that some like to say about pacifists?) The lesson comes from the Gospels as instruction from Christ, and was given more as a means to non-violent confrontation, rather than setting oneself up for [...]
Paul writes: In each person, the Holy Spirit manifests itself for the good of all. When it is difficult to see the presence of that visitation, are you looking inward to the spirit in that person, or glancing outward from the dilution of your own heart? To reject the presence of The Maker in others [...]
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How many times will God call out to us? Thankfully for me, it’s one more time than I can say “no.” Matthew’s parable of the wedding feast combined with the big Quotable at the end about many called/few chosen seems to make little sense on the first reading. Second doesn’t fare much better. He tells [...]
