Perhaps the most haunting image in scripture is that of someone standing outside a locked door, knocking—only to hear the Lord respond, “I do not know where you are from.” It’s not a rejection, but a sorrowful truth: the relationship was never embraced. The door was open, but the invitation went unanswered.
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How good are you at detachment? God uses everything in our lives as opportunities to draw near but do we truly discern which is the better door we open?
Continue reading “Equal Mindedness”“All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.”
St. Ignatius of Loyola
As you reflect on your life, how are you being drawn to peace of heart? Is there a person or situation you are stirred up about to which you need to surrender? Is there something that touches your heart as unfair?
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Eternal life is knowing a personal God. Prayer begins by entering that relationship of perfect love.
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“In this year of jubilee, then, every one of you shall return to his own property.” Leviticus 25:13
Hope is a virtue we are given by Christ. Through our baptism, the old person dies and we are made new, with gifts from our Heavenly Father.
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Do you believe deep in your heart what God has promised you?
God’s promises to those who believe are like an anchor in our storm—it’s a steady, strong, and deep reassurance. God’s love story to us is full of these promises.
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Noticing God’s presence in my life is a gift of grace. During my recent prayer time, I was drawn to Rembrandt’s The Sea of Galilee painting in a reflection I was reading. This picture holds the weight of a thousand prayers. It doesn’t just depict a storm. It knows one and somehow, it knows mine.
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Today marks the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a day that invites us to pause, reflect, and remember the extraordinary grace bestowed upon Mary—and what her journey means for us today.
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Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and anyone who lives and believes in me will never die.”
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Smitten With Goodness 