Devotion June 22, 2022

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Devotion June 21, 2022

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Sunday Reflection (June 19, 2022)

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Christ liberates and frees us to do good from the heart. Stop worrying about the foul-ups you have done and accept forgiveness. Move on in doing the good and right thing from the heart. Make the most with what you have and rejoice (Galatians 3:25-26).

When you fail, when I fail, ask ourselves why and move on because we are now clothed with Christ. We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to grow in love and compassion. We find our primary identity in Christ (Galatians 3:27-29). We may not always do the right thing because of our limitations in knowledge, and our failures to understand how we are connected with others; however, in all things may we act with love and compassion that arises out of a pure and sincere heart.

Prayer for the Week (June 19, 2022-June 25, 2022)

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Let us pray that we grow in union with the One who fulfills our heart’s desire:  Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in your love. Lead us by your Spirit so that we live to your glory and in the life to come enjoy you forever.  We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

                                                                                (NZPB)

Tuesday Devotion June 14, 2022

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Sunday Reflection (June 1, 2022)

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Through the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ, God invites us into a closer communion with God and others, but it is not always easy. The afflictions and troubles of life have the potential to turn us bitter, hardhearted, and vindictive, but it does not have to be that way because the Holy Spirit pours God’s love into our hearts (Romans 5:1-5).

“God reaches through the Son in the Spirit to reconcile, transform, and lead the Church and the world in the Spirit through the Son back to the Father” (Killian McDonnell, The Other Hand of God, 207). Divine love poured into our hearts not only transforms us, it also flows from us to others. If they respond to that love, they too will be caught up in a deepening communion with God and others through the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ: Our access points to God. Listen to the Holy Spirit; listen to Jesus Christ and learn of God’s great love for us and the world: Dwell in the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

Prayer for the Week (June 12, 2022-June 18, 2022)

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Let us pray to God, full of compassion and mercy: Father, you sent your Word to bring us truth and your Spirit to make us holy. Through them we come to know the mystery of your life. Give us the grace to respond to your goodness through the Holy Spirit poured into our hearts. Inspire us to love others because you have loved us first in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Amen.

                                                                                 (Claretian Publications)

Thursday Devotion May 12, 2022

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Tuesday Devotion May 17, 2022

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Sunday Reflection (May 15, 2022)

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Our love and concern for one another in Christian community is grounded in our relationship with God through Jesus Christ (John 13:34-35). We demonstrate this love by the way we treat one another; the way we treat immigrants; the way we treat our enemies. We demonstrate love by the way we treat everyone. Furthermore, we demonstrate love by the structuring of our society that is fair and just, especially for the most vulnerable.  What do others know from the actions and attitudes we demonstrate toward them? Do we reflect the same prejudices, hatred, and malice of the world around us?

How do they know we are Christians? Although we are finite, limited creatures, empowered by the Holy Spirit, we demonstrate love, even if to a limited number of persons. They will know we are Christians when we interject divine love into the life of the world. Furthermore, we offer others the opportunity to participate in this life of divine love, and the beauty and grace of it is that God loves us even when we do not respond to divine love.