The tragedy is this: not so much that Adam ate the food, but that he ate the food for its own sake, apart from God, to be independent of God. Believing that food had life in itself and thus make him to be “like God.” He put his faith in food.
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The reason why so few receive inward light and freedom is that they cannot wholly renounce self and follow Christ.
of a bigger problem: selfishness. Contemplate what it would be like: if we welcomed every baby as the miracle it is. if we provided loving support for teens that get pregnant, instead of shunning them. if we respected life as we should we would love as we are capable.
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Quiet yourself and dwell on an area of your life that causes you stress. Surrender. Admit to the Lord that you can not handle it on your own. Ask him to give you what you need to move forward. You may feel his peace right away, or it might come later. It will come Never
Christmas is a day of special closeness. Take time to be with one another. Believe that God is close. Know that He unites us in love
Perhaps this is regarded as one of the dullest Gospel readings of the year! It consists of a long list of names, many of which mean very little to most Christians. But it has one resounding message: Jesus fully entered our human condition, with all its virtues and vices. One of the main purposes of
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“How unreasonable it is to pray that God’s will be done, and then not promptly obey it when he calls us from this world! Instead we struggle and resist like self-willed slaves and are brought into the Lord’s presence with sorrow and lamentation, not freely consenting to our departure, but constrained by necessity. And yet
Pure of heart, immaculate of soul, Mary was free from the obstacles that can prevent us from saying “yes” to the Lord. Suspicion, cynicism, pride, false humility, and bondage-to-self cloud our reasoning, inhibit our faith, and make it difficult for us to surrender to God and his plan. Father, help me to use the gifts of
"Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to
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