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Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians is the oldest extant writing of Christianity. It deals with fundamentals that would permeate Christian teaching from now on.
We’re taxed, exhausted, and perhaps a little numb a year and a half past when the COVID-19 pandemic set in. Before the pandemic, the efforts of health-care workers went largely unnoticed.
We’re taught to forgive when we are wronged, to turn the other cheek. Sometimes it’s even more difficult to forgive ourselves.
Obed becomes the father of Jesse, the father of David. Ruth and Boaz’s son is the grandfather of the king who brought Israel to its finest hours.
As I imagine a flourishing world, I picture one in which we are all able to become our truest, best, most Christlike selves.
Ruth refuses to leave her mother-in-law. She has formed a deep bond with Naomi’s people–who are God’s people. Their affection leads to results that no one could have foreseen.
If we think we loved each other while on earth, there are no words to describe the perfect love we will have for one another in eternity.
Who is struggling with some physical ailment in your life? It could be mental health, as well. Today, don’t hesitate to reach out.
When we are dealing with God we must conduct ourselves carefully. A vow once made must be kept. We can’t toy with God or play games with him.
The fact that the rosary is an object can help to celebrate the incarnational side of our religion and remind us all of where we started, and who we are.
