The Grief of Jesus
Jesus weeps for us. He weeps because more often then not we have turned away from Him or left Him. He weeps because the great love He pours out for us is not returned. He weeps over our sins.
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Jesus weeps for us. He weeps because more often then not we have turned away from Him or left Him. He weeps because the great love He pours out for us is not returned. He weeps over our sins.
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Can you imagine going years without even the touch of a handshake, or a comforting hand on your shoulder? And worse, no one coming near enough to even talk to you, unless it is to tell you to go away.
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When we make others happy, we experience the joy human beings were meant to experience. We are made to bring joy and happiness to others.
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With what authority does the Church teach? Or to put it in words we hear so frequently these days, “what right does the church have to tell me how to live my life?”
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We cannot successfully run from the call of God. If we try, we only end up in storms or back where we started with little to show for our wayward journey.
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The answer to life, the universe, and everything, is not the answer to an equation. The answer to the meaning of life is a relationship to be lived out. It is a personal relationship with Jesus, the Messiah.
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Baptism changes us. We are born into a state of existence that is less than what God intended for us. Mankind was created with sanctifying grace that allows us to share in the divine life of God. But through the disobedience of our first parents, we lost this grace. It fell from us like an all-encompassing robe and we saw that we were naked.
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The extraordinary is all around us, hidden within the ordinary. We often fail to see it simply because we no longer look for it.
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Faith begins with family. It is in the family that we learn about God and we learn about ourselves. In the family we learn about our gifts and talents, who we are called to be, and how to use our gifts responsibly.
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No longer will God be worshipped in one place, in one temple. Now we, the people of God, His Church, are the true temple. God is worshipped in the hearts and minds of all believers. As such, this is the temple that will endure forever.
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