Bread of Life

• The Catechism
• Patron Saints
• Papal History
• Stations of the Cross
• Catholic Prayers
• Wkly Word Archives
• Return to St. Joe's

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

• 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~

You remember the gospel story where Jesus told the Apostles to go and preach the good news but go with no provisions? The Apostles were asked to go tell the good news with no extra food, supplies, clothing, etc. Why? The message is that God will give you the words, you don't need extras. Extras come from us and we tend to add our own words to the gospel based on our life experiences. People don't need to hear about you, they need to hear about Jesus and God and the message of love.

Also, telling the good news is not always about words. Your actions tell the story too. You have to think about your actions and how they reflect the gospel of Jesus. When you are going about your daily activities, you might ask yourself if these actions of mine reflect the teachings of Jesus. Would you like your actions to be reported the 6 O'Clock news tonight? We do many things in our life because we think no one is watching. Guess what? God is watching.

I think we are all shy about talking about "God stuff" because we don't always feel confident in our knowledge. Two points. You are not expected to be a theology scholar. I know I'm not. If you talk from the heart, people will listen. And, you could probably brush up on your knowledge anyway. Take the time to do a little bible study now and then.

A couple of things you can do. When people ask how you are, say "Blessed." They won't expect that and it will make them think about their own blessings. When people make innappropriate remarks (like sexist or racist) tell them that you are uncomfortable with their language. Just say it with love.

You are blessed by the Almighty God, share the love

URLVD

If you would like to comment on any article written or would like to contact one of our writers, please feel free to do so my filling out the simple form below. If you would also like to submit some sort of spiritual writing of your own, please feel free to let us know, we'd love to place your writing right here along with our regular writers. Thank you!