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Yes, I believe... it is important to make others FEEL special... loved... accepted. God loves us unconditionally and we are to LOVE everyone as we separate their actions from who God created them to be: HIS CHILDREN. "Love the sinners... hate the sin" People don't forget how you make them feel. Sh... View More

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Ephesians Six: Prayers in Spiritual Warfare St. Paul, in his letter to the Ephesians, chapter six, brilliantly describes the real spiritual battle that is the human experience on earth. Defending our ... View MoreEphesians Six: Prayers in Spiritual Warfare St. Paul, in his letter to the Ephesians, chapter six, brilliantly describes the real spiritual battle that is the human experience on earth. Defending our selves and families against the wiles of the devil requires grace, not self-reliance; prayer, not fear; wisdom, not folly. It is foolish and outside Church teaching to deny that the devil is not in the mix of the spiritual world. Yet, he isn’t to blame for every evil thought or deed since sin is at work in our fallen nature. Daily we decide, consciously or unconsciously, to cultivate virtuous habits that strengthen our spiritual armor or destructive vices that weaken or remove the armor. Absent God’s armor we become extremely vulnerable to diabolical vexation (cf. Book of Job). We may get weary of the spiritual battle, and procrastinate about doing anything constructive to combat the interior or exterior onslaught of negativity, lies, doubts, fears, and darkness that weigh heavily on the soul. To a degree, we give up; lethargy sets in. We just want the spiritual tension and torment to end. The flesh cries out for pleasure; the world beckons us to comfort. The devil taunts us, “Your God wants you to suffer. He doesn’t care. You’re in a fantasy world. Get real.” How do we respond to spiritual combat at its various levels of temptation, oppression, or obsession? Eight weeks ago I took a strange fall and broke my right upper arm bone. This new physical incapacity and chronic pain took a toll on my prayer life. Attending daily Mass was impossible because I couldn’t drive for weeks. I felt my spiritual armor weaken, even as I offered up the deprivation of the Eucharist and chronic physical pain. Undergoing an intense purification in the silence and solitude of suffering, I thought I’d be swallowed up by the darkness. I didn’t feel like praying at all but with great effort of my will I prayed to the best of my ability. Daily grace was sufficient to keep my eye on the light at the end of the dark tunnel. Taking up the word of God, I prayed chapter six of Ephesians in the following way. It is always more fruitful to pray, to turn to God, than to complain about the fiery ordeal. Ephesians Six Prayers Ephesians 6:10: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Lord, I’ve never felt weaker or more defeated in the battle against the evil spirits. In your mercy, hold me upright in the strength of your might. Protect me from this evil onslaught and increase my faith that I may not succumb to diabolical temptations. O Incarnate Mercy, embrace your suffering servant with tender strength. Ephesians 6:11: Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Lord Jesus, you are the whole armor of the Christian soldier—cover me please. Wherever there is a weak link in my spiritual armor, please heal and restore its integrity. The wiles of the devil are manifold leading me into darkness, discouragement, doubt, and division—even against my self, friends and family. I need your light to see, your encouragement to persevere, and affirmation that, with your grace, I can resist and the enemy will flee. Ephesians 6:12: For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Eternal Father, what defense do I, a poor sinner, have against powers and principalities, and their wickedness? You have given me your Son Jesus Christ as spiritual armor. Father, graciously place me into the depths of the Sacred Heart, my refuge against this present darkness. If I have succumbed to evil, lead me to repentance, reparation and restoration. I am your unworthy child but the Blood of your Son Jesus is my garment because you willed it. Thank you for your loving, perpetual care.

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May 17, 2022 9:25 pm

🤍Jesus Calms The Tempest🤍 At one time when Jesus had entered a ship to cross the Sea of Galilee with His disciples, a great storm arose and the waves nearly covered the little vessel, so that they wer... View More🤍Jesus Calms The Tempest🤍 At one time when Jesus had entered a ship to cross the Sea of Galilee with His disciples, a great storm arose and the waves nearly covered the little vessel, so that they were apparently in great danger. The disciples were frightened, but Jesus was asleep and the storm did not disturb Him. As it grew worse and worse and the disciples became more than ever afraid, they went back to where Jesus lay and wakened Him, crying out, "Master, dost Thou not care that we perish?" When they said this, Jesus arose and spoke to the winds and the sea, saying, "Peace, be still!" Then at once the wind went down and the sea became calm, and the hearts of the men were filled with wonder and still greater faith and awe, while they said to one another, "What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?" They had not yet learned that Jesus had power over all things whenever He chose to exercise it. At another time when the disciples had crossed the Sea of Galilee, expecting that Jesus would join them upon the other side, a storm came up, suddenly as before, and the waters were quickly piled up in great waves; for the lake was narrow and deep, and the storms usually burst in full fury with little warning, doing much harm before there was a chance to escape. At this time the disciples had hard work to row the boat against the wind, and it was tossed about here and there by the waves in the middle of the sea until, toward morning, Jesus went out toward it, walking upon the water. When the disciples saw Him coming they thought it was a spirit and were frightened: but He spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid." Then Peter said: "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water." Jesus said, "Come," and Peter stepped out upon the water and started toward the Master; but his faith was not strong enough, and as he began to sink he cried, "Lord, save me!" Jesus stretched out His hand and held him up. "O thou of little faith," He said, "wherefore didst thou doubt?" When Jesus came into the boat the storm ceased, and soon they reached the shore. Then the disciples worshiped Him and said, "Of a truth Thou art the Son of God."

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August 20, 2022 3:31 pm

(Interesting Facts) Jehovah, Messiah, Pastor, Priest, Prophet, Rabbi, Rabboni, Deacon and Disciple. ... View More(Interesting Facts) Jehovah, Messiah, Pastor, Priest, Prophet, Rabbi, Rabboni, Deacon and Disciple. 🤍Jehovah🤍 Jehovah is an anglicized pronunciation of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton, YHWH, which are the four consonant letters used to spell God's name in the Old Testament (Exodus 3:14). The Hebrews considered the name of God too holy to pronounce and substituted the word Lord (adonai) when the text was read. The vowels of the word adonai were combined with YHWH to get the word Jehovah, which was first used in the 12th century. A more accurate pronunciation of YHWH would be Yahweh. However, the exact and proper pronunciation has been lost. 🤍Messiah🤍 Messiah is a Hebrew word. It means "anointed one." It is the equivalent of the N.T. word "Christ" which also means "anointed." Jesus, as the Messiah, was anointed by God (Matt. 3:16) to carry out His three-fold ministry of Prophet, Priest, and King. As the Messiah, He has delivered the Christian from the bonds of sin and given to him eternal life. In that sense, Messiah means deliverer, for He has delivered us. The Messiah was promised in the Old Testament in the seed of the woman (Gen. 3:15). 🤍Pastor🤍 A pastor is someone who has spiritual care over a congregation. The English word occurs only once in the Bible in Eph. 4:11, “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers.” The word in Greek is poimen and literally means shepherd. Poimen occurs 18 times in the New Testament. For example, Matt. 9:36, “And seeing the multitudes, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast like sheep without a shepherd.” Mark 14:27, "And Jesus *said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.’ Luke 2:8, “And in the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields, and keeping watch over their flock by night. John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” Heb. 13:20, “Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord.” Therefore, a pastor is a shepherd of God’s flock who is to instruct, teach, and protect the people under his charge. Pastors are elders (1 Tim. 5:17), and as such cannot be women as the scriptures declare in Titus 1:5-7 and 1 Tim. 2:12-13. 🤍Priest🤍 This is a person having the ability to perform certain religious rites, sacraments. Generally, a priest stands between God and man and administers the ceremonial rites on behalf of the individuals as an offering to God. In many churches (Roman Catholic), the priest is below the Bishop in ecclesiastical order and rank. Biblically, all Christians are priests. 1 Pet. 2:9 says, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." Christians are priests in that they "offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ," (1 Pet. 2:5). 🤍Prophet🤍 A prophet is someone who is the mouthpiece of God. He stands between God and man to communicate to man the Word of God. When the prophet spoke as the mouthpiece, he was inspired and without error. The prophet, though, is not a puppet or a mindless repeater of what he hears. Instead, he retains his own will, mind, and thoughts as he speaks for God. God would put His words in their mouths (Deut. 18:18, Jer. 1:9). A prophet was God's servant (Zech. 1:6) and messenger (2 Chron. 36:15). The prophecies fell into three categories: concerning the destiny of Israel, the messianic prophecies, and eschatological prophecies. The term Law and Prophets refers to the writings of the OT divided into two categories. The Law is the Pentateuch or Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Prophets are all the rest of the OT books. 🤍Rabbi, Rabboni🤍 Rabbi means master and teacher. It was a title used by the Jews to express honor and respect for their teachers. The word ῥαββί (rabbi) is used 15 times in the New Testament, and the other form of the word ῥαββουνί (rabboni) is used once. "Rabbi" was used in reference to Jesus in John 1:38; 3:2; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8. Rabboni was used of Jesus in John 20:16. Rabboni seems to be the longer form of Rabbi and expresses a deeper respect. "By the time of the Mishnah (a.d. 200) rab had come to mean a master as opposed to slave and a master or teacher of students. The nt has two forms of the title, rabbi and rabbounei (these Greek words are sometimes translated, as ‘master,’ or simply transliterated, as ‘rabboni’). These probably reflect the pronunciations in Hebrew and Aramaic in the first century. 🤍Deacon🤍 Deacon comes from the Greek word diakonos and is translated as servant in John 6:25, 12:26, and as minister in Rom. 13:4. It is an office of the church where individuals are designated to help in the ministry, sometimes serving communion, sometimes by taking care of such needs as church welfare, feeding the homeless, taking care of the sick in the church, etc. 🤍Disciple🤍 A Disciple is a pupil or follower of a religion, a person, or a movement. Christians are to be disciples of Jesus (Luke 14:26, 27). They follow in the teaching and example of Christ. It should be noted that a disciple is a convert but not all converts are disciples. As disciples, Christians are to bear their cross daily (Matt. 16:24) meaning that they are to live and die for Him if necessary (Matt. 16:25).

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Abba Father, I don't always like the situations I find myself in. Life gets hard and sometimes seems unfair. I find myself sometimes overwhelmed and other times lonely. Help me to glorify you in whate... View More

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