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Jesus’ continued dedication to the Father’s plan of salvation would make up for the sins of the world. There would be a whole new relationship between God and God’s human creature.
God never overpowers anyone. God’s power to create love and community.
Speak to someone you don’t know well. Or call someone you haven’t spoken to in a long time. And really listen.
Saint Julie Billiart spent many years suffering from incapacitating ailments, but she never lost her drive to work for the Kingdom of God. Her desire to educate led her to help found the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
We are children of God through the power of the Father working in us. As we approach Holy Week, God’s word makes clear who Jesus is, and invites us to remember who we are.
Grasping the secret of the cross is not something we do once and for all.
Probably best known as the patron of many Christian Brothers’ schools, Saint John Baptist de La Salle originally had no intention of working with youth or founding a religious community. He saw himself as a comfortable diocesan priest. But God had other plans, and Saint John responded wholeheartedly.
Today’s responsorial refrain highlights God’s faithfulness. The promises God made are fulfilled differently now than they were at the beginning, but the Lord is still with us faithfully and forever.
Most Christians would probably be slow to admit that by these criteria almost all of us would have opposed Jesus.
I like the idea of an enthused God. It stands in meaningful contrast to the stern judgmental Old Testament God of my youth. I lack the gift of enthusiasm but witness it through some loved ones blessed with that gift.
