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Prayer...

Prayer is, in the strictest sense, a humble religious petition of man to God to seek divine benevolence and benefits he needs for life, both temporal and eternal. It is a conversation with God, either by accepted prayer forms, or from the heart. Consider these words as if God were speaking them to His children...

"It is not necessary my child, to know much in order to please me much; it is enough that you love me fervently. Speak here to me then, as you would speak to your most intimate friend, to your mother, to your brother."

~God your Father~

He Gave His Only Son

"Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

John 21:29

Quotes to Live By

There should be less talk. A preaching point is not a meeting point.

The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.

In the West there is loneliness, which I call the leprosy of the West. In many ways it is worse than our poor in Calcutta. (Commonweal, Dec 19, 1997)

It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.

The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. and they never curse, never complain. We don't have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.

I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?

I do not pray for success. I ask for faithfulness.

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

~Mother Teresa~

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Betrayal, Is It Worth It?

by Kelsey McKay

When I was younger my dad observed my spendy ways and often said that money burned a hole in my pocket. I suppose it's not unlike the way those thirty pieces of silver burned a hole in Judas' heart after he had betrayed Jesus. Imagine how he must have felt as he watched his friend, Jesus, with hands bound, being led to trial. Those same hands that Judas had seen calm the stormy sea, heal the blind, lame and raise the dead. How often those loving hands had touched his own life!

For Judas, the silver was no longer a reward but rather a reminder of what he had done to Jesus. With every step the clanging coins sounded a dirge of condemnation, until in despair he admitted "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." (Matthew 27:4)

How often those loving hands....

...had touched his own life!

When we make choices that betray Jesus, eventually our lives become filled with sorry. Even well intentioned followers find that their desire to love and serve Him is frequently on a collision course with the lure of cash or other temptations. But the things that we have gained at His expense ultimately and inevitably become clanging symbols of sorrow and regret.

I have sinned by betraying...

...innocent blood!

The next time you have to make a choice about cash or anything else, remember the clatter of Judas' condeming coins, and don't betray your living God.

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