"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 Patti LaRue
Every minute of the day, every day of the week, every week of the month, every month of the year and every year of our life God gives us the opportunity to do something Jesus would do. Every corner you turn, every situation you face in your life you have the opportunity to stop and ask WWJD?
There isn't a moment in our lives where we are not given the opportunity to think about something and do the right thing. The problem is, do we? Do we take the time to put ourselves in a different place when we are faced with situations that could be made better if we were to just stop and ask the question, WWJD?
The homeless man on the corner with the “Homeless...God Bless You” sign, even if you don't have the money to hand out to him, do you do anything to help even brighten his day or do you just rush past him or roll up your window in your car and look the other way? Or do you stop for just one second and ask WWJD?
Do you see someone at work that no one ever seems to pay much attention to, someone who seems lonely and an outcast with the other employees? Do you join the majority of the group and do your work and continue to ignore this person? Or do you stop for just one second and ask WWJD?
Is there a new person at church that seems out of place and you walk past them thinking someone else will greet them and make them feel welcome. Or do you stop for just one second and ask WWJD?
Do you stand in the line at the store ignoring everyone else around you and pretend they are not there. Or do you stop for just one second and ask WWJD?
Has your life been filled with turmoil and everything you've ever known and loved is gone? Do you turn your back on God or do you stop for one second and ask WWJD?
So, What Would Jesus Do in all of these situations?
Ask yourself that question each and every time you find yourself in a situation that even though you don't think you can make a difference...stop and ask “What would Jesus do?” The homeless man on the corner would have been greeted with a smile and love if it had been Jesus. The lonely outcast in your office would have been taken into his arms and told they were loved. The new person in church would have been told “Welcome home!” had it been Jesus. The people in the store would have been greeted with smiles had Jesus been pushing that grocery cart. And finally, Jesus lost everything for us and never turned his back on God.
So, remember, WWJD?
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