"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind."
Matt 22:37
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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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by Deacon Mike Caldwell
We have choices in our life in how we conduct ourselves in relation to others. Basically, you can choose to be life giving or life taking. Jesus showed us how to be life giving because He gave so that others could live. To be life taking means that we take from others so that we can live.
In your primary relationships, you should be life giving. You should give, give, and give to your spouse so that your spouse has the life to give back to you. If each spouse did that, the marriage would be full of life and not death. In life taking relationships, neither spouse has the life to give and death enters the marriage.
In all relationships, be life giving with love and charity. Always give love to others, even your enemies. If you love your enemies, they will be confused and will either leave you alone or have a change of heart. Be charitable to all you meet by showing everyone patience, non-judgment, no anger, and respect.
Do not be selfish with your love because any love that you give must come back to you.
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