Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
Week 3 - The Journey Day 5
"Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber." John 10:1
The words of Christ, do you hear them. Listening to Jesus requires critical thinking and listening, what is He telling us. Jesus is the gate, those that heed His voice are the sheep, are under His guidance, and enter through the gate. Those that enter by climbing over is a thief and a robber, He was addressing the Jews who were not being guided by God, who were not listening to Truth but being deceived by the thief and robber.
Heaven will not be stolen, it will only be gained through Jesus. Jesus offers us the invitation, He speaks truth, God is love. The Pharisees had been listening to another voice, they had made God into their own image, to fit their own will. The devil came to deceive, examine your viewpoint is it of God or have you been deceived. As we listen to God in daily prayer it becomes much easier to recognize God speaking compared to the robber. Jesus came to save not to condemn.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber." John 10:1
The words of Christ, do you hear them. Listening to Jesus requires critical thinking and listening, what is He telling us. Jesus is the gate, those that heed His voice are the sheep, are under His guidance, and enter through the gate. Those that enter by climbing over is a thief and a robber, He was addressing the Jews who were not being guided by God, who were not listening to Truth but being deceived by the thief and robber.
Heaven will not be stolen, it will only be gained through Jesus. Jesus offers us the invitation, He speaks truth, God is love. The Pharisees had been listening to another voice, they had made God into their own image, to fit their own will. The devil came to deceive, examine your viewpoint is it of God or have you been deceived. As we listen to God in daily prayer it becomes much easier to recognize God speaking compared to the robber. Jesus came to save not to condemn.
What is God saying to me? My Saints and Holy Family lived a life of virtue by offering themselves up in quiet sacrifice. Measure yourself against their example and continue on the journey, much will be learned by contemplating My Word.
Dear Father, I thank You for Your Holy Family and their guidance. I thank You for the gift of Yourself this morning in the Eucharist and mass. We live in a world that drowns out Your voice with many voices all seeking to serve self. You sit patiently, speaking truth seeing who is listening and preparing themselves for the future. May we live the scriptures in our daily lives and offer ourselves up as a pleasing offering to You. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Saints, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Protector of Holy Mother Church, Pray for us
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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