Be watchful and diligent in the service of God, and think of where you came from and why
you have left the world. Wasn’t it so
you might live for God, and become a spiritual person? (CIoC)
S A Yes, if God should give punishment and stripes, it ought to be a matter of thankfulness; because He always does so for our welfare, whatever He permits to happen to us. (CIoC) God likes to take “the lemons in our lives” and make lemonade yet sometimes He does need to discipline us because He loves us and He knows more about us than we know about ourselves and He wants the best for us. Contemplate on how Jesus handled Peter when he cut off the guard’s ear at His arrest and His reconciliation with Peter. What can you learn from Peter’s experience that will help you in your life now? You can discover this story in the biographies of Christ written by Sa...
I may be unique because I became a Christian as a child but I like the idea of being in the world but not of the world.
ReplyDeleteMeditate on Saint John’s words of wisdom found in his biography of Jesus chapter 16:33. What does it mean to be in the world but not of the world?