Author Archive for: fumcgalax
Entries by Diane Palumbo
Sunday Reflection (January 7, 2024)
Why have we in Christ’s Church been chosen? Is it for arrogance? Eternal Fire Insurance? Or does it have nothing to do with arrogance or figuring out the ultimate judgment? “We are chosen “to be holy and blameless in love (Ephesians 1:4). Christian holiness and blamelessness are bound up with love and not self-righteousness and […]
Prayer for the Week (January 7, 2023-January 13, 2024)
Let us pray being grateful for the glory revealed in Jesus Christ: Father of light, you reveal to the faithful the resplendent beauty of the Word made flesh in Jesus Christ. Your light is strong, your love is near; draw us beyond the limits which the world imposes to the life where your Spirit makes […]
Sunday Reflection (December 31, 2023)
In the fullness of time, we Gentiles have been adopted as God’s own in Christ’s Church, yet our adoption as God’s own does not mean we are better or more special than Jews (Galatians 4:4-7). Rather, we have been adopted as God’s children so that, alongside Israel, we display God’s love and kindness to the […]
Prayer for the Week (December 31, 2023-January 6, 2024)
Let us pray to God that we be open to the coming of his Son among us: Glory to you, God, our Father in heaven, for showing us the depth of your love in Christ Jesus. May we be aware of the poverty of our hearts, so that he make us rich with his forgiveness […]
Sunday Reflection (December 24, 2023)
Besides the shepherds, the Magi, and Joseph and Mary, few recognized that a special king had been born in the manger far away from the intrigue and comfort of power, wealth, and prestige. The Blessed Virgin Mary had been chosen to bear the Christ child (Luke 1:26-38). With this announcement to Mary, the line of David was […]
Prayer for the Week (December 24-December 30, 2023)
Let us pray to our Father that we be receptive to the coming of his Son: God, the Most High Lord of all, you have a preference for the small and humble. You chose Mary, the unassuming virgin from Nazareth to become the mother of Jesus. Through your Holy Spirit make us aware of the […]
