Daily Reflections

I believe the Lord calls me to have a warm, grateful heart, to be gentle and generous, and to welcome the stranger.

“You are my beloved, in you I am well pleased.”

Perhaps we are to interpret these times not as times to destroy those considered enemies, but as a time to interrupt the pattern of hate and fear leading to violence, and to actually try Jesus’ commandment to love as He loves?

Perhaps the Lord is not asking me to do something extraordinary, but simply to love with greater patience, listen more attentively, seek reconciliation, accompany someone who is hurting, or stop running away from a truth I need to embrace.

Keeping watch means making room to recognize God’s presence in ordinary moments.

St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians provides us insight—we are given Christ’s saving grace.  This is God’s gift to us.

May we, like Christ, remain firm in our mission; faithful in our duties, courageous in our witness, and wholehearted in giving ourselves to the one Lord who reigns overall.

Rather, they should be bold and courageous in their faith, in their love, and in all the good they strive to do, because no matter what life might throw at them, God is always with them, working through them and helping them; therefore, they can do far more than they ever imagine.

Are we willing to risk our human life for living the Gospel and the values the Gospel teaches us?