Daily Thoughts - The Beginning.
"The Lord God then called to the man and asked him: Where are you? He answered, "I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid." Then God asked: Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat? The man replied, "The woman whom you put here with me—she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it." The Lord God then asked the woman: What is this you have done? The woman answered, "The snake tricked me, so I ate it." Genesis 3:9-13
Sin separates us from God. The garden of Eden, contains us, God and the evil one. Do you recognize the sin in your life? How can we recognize it? It separates us from God, His voice becomes distant when we sin and we hide. Interestingly, the evil ones voice becomes less noticeable to the point we don't recognize it. Look at our culture, what is sin? I can hear Pilate ask the question? "Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" John 18:38a
What keeps us in front of God, in His presence? Prayer, daily prayer, responding to Him when He calls and listening to His instruction. His instruction removes sin from our lives, it purifies us over time in our obedience to Him.
One of the sins God is working on is the sin of pride. Do I accept the will of God in the circumstances of life or do I rebel against it with my will? Do I use the gifts and talents to glorify Him or myself. It is an interesting journey navigating that fine line but with the knowledge that it is Him and not I, all will be well. The outcome is His and His is the best, then the Garden of Eden becomes a very fruitful place. Have a blessed day.
Dear Father, I thank You for the blessing of this day, to begin in Your presence and speak with You and listen to You as You speak. Prayers Father for the gift of hearing, for the wisdom of the ages to draw us into the deep with You as our guide. Prayers for a world living in denial, deaf to the reality of Your presence. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Protector of Holy Church, Pray for us.
St Ignatius, Pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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