"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." (Colossians 3:13, NIV) Forbearance: 1. A refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right or obligation); 2. Patience; 3. Leniency. Synonyms: long-suffering, patience, restraint, self-control, mercy. (Merriam-Webster dictionary) I like the dictionary. …
Help!…
"Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold...I am worn out calling for help... Answer me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love... answer me quickly, for I am in trouble..." (Psalm 69:1-3a, 16-17 NIV). I'm sinking …
Insight…
"... Jesus asked him, 'What do you want me to do for you?'. 'Lord, I want to see,' he replied. Jesus said to him, 'Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.'" (Luke 18:40-42, NIV) Insight: "The ability to see and understand clearly the true, inner nature of things...inner sight, wisdom..." Without the healing touch …
Littleness…
Today's lesson from Love School: Do not fear to be yourself. You cannot - no matter how hard you try! - be anyone else. Embrace your smallness, your vulnerability. In your weakness, there is strength, for just there, the love and power of God resides. Rest in Goodness providing for you each moment and be …
Are You Worrying Enough?…
"Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side... When evening came...the boat...was distant from the land, and beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them...[Jesus] came to them, walking on the sea...they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them saying, 'Take …
Don’t Stop Searching for Jesus!…
The story of Jesus at the age of twelve being found in the Temple, quizzing the premier scholars of Israel is a familiar one: "...they were amazed at his understanding..." (Luke 2:41-51). What strikes me as I meditate on this passage is something different, something I think might have application to me and my life. …
R-E-S-P-E-C-T…
"Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.". (Matthew 7:3-5, RSV) The word …
How Long?…
"How long, O LORD will you forget me? How long will you hide your face? How long must I bear grief in my soul, this sorrow in my heart day and night?...Look to me, answer me, O LORD my God!..." (Psalm 13) How hard it is to wait! Impatience, doubt, discouragement - how easy these …
Holy Spirit Moments…
".. The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you." (John 14:26) Today at Mass, the priest spoke about how, so often, our experience of the Holy Spirit in our day to day life …
The Dove, the Holy Spirit…
"If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you …
Lessons From Love School 