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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“TRUST IN MY MERCY”

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“Therefore let not thy heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Believe in Me, and put thy trust in My mercy.” —The Imitation of Christ, III, 30

There are many circumstances that seek to take hold of our hearts. Fear and dread are among them and have the power to captivate a person completely or, at the very least, rob them of their inner peace.

From stories and reports, we know that in times of war, it is not uncommon for people to deliberately try to spread fear and dread to intimidate the enemy before the battle begins and use them as a weapon of war. If successful, the enemy’s fighting strength is weakened, and their courage may wane.

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In Biblical Meditations

Everything has its time

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Eccl 3:1-11

There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven: A time for giving birth, a time for dying; a time for planting, a time for uprooting what has been planted. A time for killing, a time for healing; a time for knocking down, a time for building. A time for tears, a time for laughter; a time for mourning, a time for dancing. A time for throwing stones away, a time for gathering them; a time for embracing, a time to refrain from embracing. A time for searching, a time for losing; a time for keeping, a time for discarding. A time for tearing, a time for sewing; a time for keeping silent, a time for speaking. A time for loving, a time for hating; a time for war, a time for peace. What do people gain from the efforts they make? I contemplate the task that God gives humanity to labour at. All that he does is apt for its time; but although he has given us an awareness of the passage of time, we can grasp neither the beginning nor the end of what God does. Read More

In Biblical Meditations

The limitation of the created

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Eccl 1:2-11

Sheer futility, Qoheleth says. Sheer futility: everything is futile! What profit can we show for all our toil, toiling under the sun? A generation goes, a generation comes, yet the earth stands firm for ever. The sun rises, the sun sets; then to its place it speeds and there it rises. Southward goes the wind, then turns to the north; it turns and turns again; then back to its circling goes the wind. Into the sea go all the rivers, and yet the sea is never filled, and still to their goal the rivers go. All things are wearisome. No one can say that eyes have not had enough of seeing, ears their fill of hearing. What was, will be again, what has been done, will be done again, and there is nothing new under the sun! Take anything which people acclaim as being new: it existed in the centuries preceding us. No memory remains of the past, and so it will be for the centuries to come – they will not be remembered by their successors. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“GOD’S LONGING FOR OPEN HEARTS”

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“Nothing is impossible for me, and when I find an open heart, I want to give everything and, through it, bestow gifts upon others as well.” (Inner Word)

How deeply our Father longs to find open hearts! Perhaps we cannot even imagine this because God is self-sufficient. It is true: God is perfect and does not need our love to become more perfect. And yet….

Our Father longs for this love, which He Himself is. God longs to share with those creatures whom He has made His children everything He wishes to give them. It is an unimaginably vast amount. However, it requires an open heart to receive it.

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In Biblical Meditations

The simplicity of a disciple

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Lk 9:1-6

‘He called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. He said to them, ‘Take nothing for the journey: neither staff, nor haversack, nor bread, nor money; and do not have a spare tunic. Whatever house you enter, stay there; and when you leave let your departure be from there. As for those who do not welcome you, when you leave their town shake the dust from your feet as evidence against them.’ So they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.’

The Lord gives authority to the disciples! Authority is not the same as earthly power; rather, it refers to spiritual acts and comes from God.

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“DO NOT SPURN GOD’S LOVE”

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“Turn back before it is too late. Do not spurn my love, for it restrains my wrath” (Inner Word)

Even though we can recognize our Father’s mercy so deeply when we contemplate His love that we can hardly imagine how people could fail to be caught in the net of love that the Son of God has cast upon the earth, this must not lead to an unhealthy carelessness in our relationship with God.

The call to repentance resounds constantly: Whether it is a return from a sinful life to God, like the Prodigal Son, or a deeper conversion on the path to holiness. Love never fails, as the Apostle Paul so aptly reminds us, and what is the call to repentance other than turning toward the love of God, leaving the path of ruin, or abandoning lukewarmness and growing in love?

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“NO HESITATION”

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“Come, my son, come! Go, my son, go, but do not hesitate!” (Inner Word)

We are always called to come to God and to look for our Father with our hearts. Even though God has already taken up residence in our hearts, He still desires to deepen our union with Him each day through the cultivation of love. In addition, a final revelation of God’s love and glory still lies ahead of us, as the Apostle Paul testifies: “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood.” (1 Cor. 13:12)

In the Little Book of the Father, it is expressed this way: “My children, I will not speak to you about the whole greatness of My infinite love, because you have only to open the holy books, to look at the crucifix, the tabernacle and the Blessed Sacrament, to realize the extent to which I have loved you!” Read More

In Biblical Meditations

True unity among men

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Lk 8:19-21

His mother and his brothers came looking for him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd. He was told, ‘Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.’ But he said in answer, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice.’

With these words, the Lord reveals the supreme dimension of kinship among men; that is, the bond between those who live as true children of God. This new dimension surpasses all the ties that come from blood, for the children of God are oriented toward the same goal: their Heavenly Father. With no one else can we have such a family relationship as with those who earnestly seek God’s Will and try to fulfill it day after day.

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In Biblical Meditations

Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist: Patience

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Eph 4:1-7,11-13

I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you therefore to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you were called. With all humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love. Take every care to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as one hope is the goal of your calling by God. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all, over all, through all and within all. On each one of us God’s favour has been bestowed in whatever way Christ allotted it. And to some, his ‘gift’ was that they should be apostles; to some prophets; to some, evangelists; to some, pastors and teachers; to knit God’s holy people together for the work of service to build up the Body of Christ, until we all reach unity in faith and knowledge of the Son of God and form the perfect Man, fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

GOD HOLDS ON TO US

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“Don’t focus so much on your weaknesses and limitations, but on Me, who has called you and holds on to you, come what may.” (Inner Word)

On our journey of discipleship, this word serves as an important guide. Sometimes, when we become aware of our weaknesses and limitations, our courage may waver. It is not easy to bear our own inadequacies. It then becomes difficult to draw strength from within, and we may even feel paralyzed.

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