My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. I will not give vent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again; For I am God and not man, the Holy One present among you; I will not let the flames consume you. (Hos 11:9)
We have forgotten who we are, me thinks. The whole point of Buddhism, for example, is to not get lost in human, intellectual arguments of who God is and what God expects of us, what His needs are, what His favourite colour is, but rather to perfect our own being in honour of Him: when we are enlightened, we are closest to Him and necessarily also closest to our neighbour knowing both divine compassion and wisdom. So like our Creator, we shall not give vent to anger: how often will we use the excuse of being 'merely human'?
Jesus said to his Apostles: "As you go, make this proclamation: 'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep. (Mt 10:7-10)
Jesus asks us to follow Him, to live as He lives, to do as He does, curing, cleansing, driving away evil and working wonders here on Earth. We are asked to be disciples, saints and apostles, all of us, according to our abilities and gifts received from the Father. We are challenged to be more than just 'merely human', and avoiding the use of our separation from God as an excuse to be lazy and cruel and Selfish to ourselves and others. I have to walk your path; you cannot do it for me. Simplicity, you teach. The world is not difficult. Give. And give some more. And what i sow i shall reap. There is nothing to fear on Earth if we trust in God.
Lord, let me be like you: let me begin with my faith and my works and my efforts until the day i die, day by day growing in your light.
Deo gratias.
We have forgotten who we are, me thinks. The whole point of Buddhism, for example, is to not get lost in human, intellectual arguments of who God is and what God expects of us, what His needs are, what His favourite colour is, but rather to perfect our own being in honour of Him: when we are enlightened, we are closest to Him and necessarily also closest to our neighbour knowing both divine compassion and wisdom. So like our Creator, we shall not give vent to anger: how often will we use the excuse of being 'merely human'?
Jesus said to his Apostles: "As you go, make this proclamation: 'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep. (Mt 10:7-10)
Jesus asks us to follow Him, to live as He lives, to do as He does, curing, cleansing, driving away evil and working wonders here on Earth. We are asked to be disciples, saints and apostles, all of us, according to our abilities and gifts received from the Father. We are challenged to be more than just 'merely human', and avoiding the use of our separation from God as an excuse to be lazy and cruel and Selfish to ourselves and others. I have to walk your path; you cannot do it for me. Simplicity, you teach. The world is not difficult. Give. And give some more. And what i sow i shall reap. There is nothing to fear on Earth if we trust in God.
Lord, let me be like you: let me begin with my faith and my works and my efforts until the day i die, day by day growing in your light.
Deo gratias.
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