On this fourth Sunday of Easter, let us hear the voice of our Good Shepherd.
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Month: April 2023
A Good Day
God knows us better than we know ourselves. In fact, he loved us into being, giving us certain gifts and talents to develop and grow in His grace.
Continue reading “A Good Day”New Life of Hope
As we live in the Easter season, we are refreshed with overwhelming hope. The hope in knowing that we are called to something greater than what we experience on this earth. With love and humility, we bow down in gratitude in response to God’s love for us.
Continue reading “New Life of Hope”Having All We Need
We live in a world where success is often judged by worldly possessions and riches. Once our greediness gets a taste, we usually want more and more and are rarely satisfied. Our culture is addicted to comfort, distraction: bigger, better, faster. We are drawn to the sensational. We get a jolt, a buzz, it’s something to make us feel, to wake up and feel alive.
Continue reading “Having All We Need”Our Deepest Desires
What do you desire?
This is a question that we need to ask ourselves often. Do we desire things that are drawing us towards God and his goodness or are we being distracted and drawn away from what truly matters?
Continue reading “Our Deepest Desires”Together Today and Always
Have you encountered the Risen Christ in your prayer? Have you walked with Jesus like the disciples on the Road to Emmaus? Have you felt your heart burning within you as Christ opened the Scriptures to you?
Continue reading “Together Today and Always”Being Someone
Why are we working so hard? What are we striving toward? Do we want to achieve some important accomplishment, or do we want to be someone we respect? Naturally we don’t have just one aim. We have many goals and hopes, but what are the most important ones? When we focus on becoming the best kind of person we know how to be, we leave behind all our anxieties about how well we can perform.
Continue reading “Being Someone”Beautiful Moments
As I look back on my life, especially the most difficult and beautiful moments, I see that God was present burning within my heart, reaching out to me in my pain and in my joy. Sometimes I responded, and sometimes I turned away.
Continue reading “Beautiful Moments”Patient in the Waiting
Waiting is not a part of our culture. We live in a time where we want things to happen in an instant. We must intentionally cultivate the virtue of patience. Patience is a loving response to others and a fruit of the Spirit.
Continue reading “Patient in the Waiting”Distracted by Joy
It is easy to get distracted by the despair and brokenness in the world. We are definitely challenged throughout our lives but we are called to be Easter people, to celebrate the unending love and companionship of a God, who cares deeply about us. God calls us towards a life of love in eternity. This thought alone provides hope and this good news is nourishment for our journey. It sustains us along the way as we get to our final resting place.
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Smitten With Goodness 