Week 37 - The Journey
"This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.' Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." Matthew 11:10-11
The Journey to Paradise. What is God saying to us? Jesus was born of a woman, is He not greater than John? God is no respecter of persons and, in my opinion, Jesus views John as an equal to Him. He is doing what was asked of him, not out of fear or misplaced loyalty but out of love for God.
What about Heaven? What is God saying to us? No actions without the right attitude will ever gain Heaven. We can do all the right things and still not gain Heaven. "If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing." 1 Corinthians 13:1-2. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I will trust where God has me, do what is asked out of love and trust that God is the keeper of my soul and not I.
"This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.' Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." Matthew 11:10-11
The Journey to Paradise. What is God saying to us? Jesus was born of a woman, is He not greater than John? God is no respecter of persons and, in my opinion, Jesus views John as an equal to Him. He is doing what was asked of him, not out of fear or misplaced loyalty but out of love for God.
What about Heaven? What is God saying to us? No actions without the right attitude will ever gain Heaven. We can do all the right things and still not gain Heaven. "If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing." 1 Corinthians 13:1-2. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I will trust where God has me, do what is asked out of love and trust that God is the keeper of my soul and not I.
What is God saying to me? There is more.
Dear Father God, this is not an easy one this morning. It makes me ponder without really grasping the total content. Yet I am not worried about the outcome for You are God and nothing is impossible for You. Prayers for this day and what it has to offer. Help us use the time given wisely, give us the grace to listen and respond as You would. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Mother of Love, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Most Pure, 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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