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The call of Jesus for his disciples to be servants includes everyone from the lowest in society to royalty and the privileged. We soon realize that simply being God’s servant is reward in itself.
For Francis and his brothers, minority was the one thing necessary for entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven
There are times when we are pulled toward thoughts of the past and replaying regrettable events over and over in our minds. May this prayer help you to let go into today.
Faith makes forgiveness possible. When we forgive we offer love to another in spite of the evil the other may have done to us. Seeing good in one who has hurt me requires faith.
For Franciscans, the focus or gaze is not upward, but rather outward toward ordinary human life, particularly focused on the Incarnation, where God chose to descend into our world to become one with us through the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.
As the Israelites hurried to escape Egypt, they did not have time to prepare food before beginning their journey. Even so they all went with the most important ingredient—the presence of the living God.
As Christians, the new life Jesus gives is the ultimate answer to all our questions. We need only make our act of faith in he who died and rose for us.
Because they were bound by family responsibilities, Francis encouraged them to begin leading a Gospel-rooted life in their own homes or places of work, thus inspiring a new “third order” for the universal salvation of all people.
Each of us has made mistakes. We have all sinned and need God’s mercy. In humble gratitude, take care to give in the same spirit that you have received.
There has to be a certain unity of purpose in our lives, a subordination of means to ends. Money is to be used as a means to the spiritual end to which we are called.
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