Fourth Sunday of Lent: We often cherish the wordly: wealth, pleasure and our egos. Like the children in the parable, we yearn after the possessions of our Father to the point of moving away from God. Yet in all situations God is coming towards us, awaiting our return back home, to the heavenly feast.
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"any sincere attempt to reach God is going to be successful, even if we don't necessarily feel it. Even if it doesn't feel like success, we can rest assured through our faith that we've reached God"
"it did begin this conversation locally of embracing the history, the gift of Blackness in this archdiocese no matter how much it had been suppressed in the past"
"we're not immune to tragic events or to illness or to anything. We just have a different, I guess, we just have a different way of approaching it and that's through the lens of faith."
God's Word in the scripture verses is powerful. Every verse can hold significant truth if we allow ourselves to meditate on them. Sometimes all it takes is one scripture verse to impact us and feed our mind and soul. Meditate on any of the following posts and grow deeper in your faith and understanding.
A conversation on Isaiah 55:6-9 and Matthew 20:1-16
"The point of all the gospels is Jesus telling us something about God so rather than saying 'I get it, those guys that were hired at dawn,' instead I make myself say 'okay, but what is Jesus letting us know about God now in this?'"
A conversation on 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 and Matthew 14:22-33
"Whatever our great fear is, God is greater. Whatever we can imagine and try to limit God to be, God is greater. God exists beyond that and that can be terrifying to know how limited our minds and thoughts can be and how grand God is."
A conversation on 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 and Matthew 13:44-52
"To receive divine wisdom we have to acknowledge our limitations, suppress our ego and be open to receive God. No matter our knowledge or possessions we cannot compare to God."