Devotion May 22, 2024

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Devotion May 21, 2024

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Sunday Reflection (May 19, 2024)

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Sunday Reflection upon Romans 8:22-27
The Holy Spirit does not free us from the tension between the ideal state of things in God’s love and compassion and the current reality. Instead, the Holy Spirit intensifies this tension, urging us to respond more fully to God’s love and contribute to the healing and restoration of all creation.

The Holy Spirit, in its infinite wisdom, works through our weaknesses to guide us in sharing God’s love with others. It encourages us to not just see the world, but to look beyond it, to God. By doing so, we shift our focus from the world’s problems and challenges to the transformative power of God’s mercy and love at work in our lives and the world around us. In a world filled with destruction, pain, and misery, we can bring hope and effect positive change. We are not alone in this endeavor.

Prayer for the Week (May 19, 2024-May 25, 2024)

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Let us pray that the Holy Spirit work through our lives to bear witness to Christ in the world and share God’s love  with the world: God our Father, may the Holy Spirit continue the teaching of the Gospel and work in the world through the hearts of all who believe. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who eternally dwells with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Sunday Sermon May 19, 2024

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Sunday Sermon May 12, 2024

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Devotion May 8, 2024

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Devotion May 7, 2024

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Sunday Reflection (May 5, 2024)

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As Jesus shared this spiritual insight with the disciples he called his friends, he speaks to us in Christ’s Church. God has chosen each of us for friendship with God, as evidenced by our gathering as the body of Christ. Like the disciples, God has chosen us for a purpose and responsibility: To keep the commands of Christ, a call to action that should motivate and inspire us all!
Through friendship with God, we gain a profound understanding of His plans and intentions for the world. This understanding is not about violence and retaliation but about the transformative power of embodying love in the face of hatred, concern in the face of indifference, and good in the face of evil. The world is in desperate need of such a message, and God has chosen you in Christ’s Church to be the bearers of this transformative power. Nurture your friendship with God; He will create something beautiful in your life and those around you (John 15:12-17).

Prayer for the Week (May 5, 2024-May 11, 2024)

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Let us ask our heavenly Father that we put no boundaries to love and compassion: God, you revealed divine love in all its depth when you sent your only Son into the world to confront and take away the sins of the world. Through Jesus, who calls us his friends, may our love be as strong as life and death. May love have the last word in us and be given for free, like yours. May we remain in your love and love one another as Jesus has loved us. Amen.
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