“Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints” (Eph 6:18).
With this last exhortation of the Holy Apostle, we conclude our little series on the armor of God.
“Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Eph 6:17).
Once again, our Father provides us with everything we need for the hard battle. As a helmet, He offers us the salvation in Christ.
“Shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace” (Eph 6:15).
“Put on the breastplate of righteousness” (Eph 6:14b).
“Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth” (Eph 6:14).
If we do not live in the truth, how can we resist in such an unequal battle against “the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Eph 6:12)? Read More
“Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, in your glory and majesty!” (Ps 45:3).
“Would not this love that you offer me [as children], under My impulse, become an active love, extending itself to the rest of humanity who still do not know this Christian society and who know even less Him Who created them and is their Father?” (Father’s Message to Sr. Eugenia Ravasio).
“One must know how to take [God] by the heart; this is His weak side…” (St. Therese of the Child Jesus).
“We love because He first loved us” (1 Jn 4:19).
“Let those by mercy now be cured, whom loving – kindness long endured” (Lauds hymn of Lent).
