Prayer Is Not Magic
No one should undertake a life of prayer and devotion thinking it will make them holy, eradicate all suffering, or assure a comfortable, successful life.
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No one should undertake a life of prayer and devotion thinking it will make them holy, eradicate all suffering, or assure a comfortable, successful life.
Scenes from the life of Joseph give us a glimpse of the virtues of this laborer and upstanding Jewish man, the carpenter who will build something beautiful for the God of his forefathers.
The willingness to work with God will unleash Joseph’s full potential.
Every opportunity Joseph had to instruct Jesus was an opportunity to grow in the knowledge of God.
St. Thérèse helped people understand that sanctity was not for a limited few, but for all the baptized.
Joseph’s work in Nazareth was a labor of love. He understood the importance of the home life of the Holy Family, and he thoughtfully and sensibly carried out the stewardship necessary.
Although the hidden life of God remains a mystery inaccessible by reason alone, professing God as Trinity is not meant to distance us from him. Through the Son’s incarnation and the sending of the Holy Spirit, not only are we capable of understanding the eternal relationship of intimate loving communion that is the Holy Trinity, we are able to share in it. This is why we were created, why every human heart cries out to be loved.
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