DAILY THOUGHTS: Daily Thoughts

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Daily Thoughts - into the deep.

"He said to them, "You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world. That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins." So they said to him, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them, "What I told you from the beginning." ‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭23‬-‭25‬

I AM. You are in the crowd, we really are. God is standing in front of us, He is. He speaks these words and tells us He is God, He does. Do you believe Him?

We are entering into Holy Week next week, the story of Jesus's crucifixion, death and resurrection. What area of the crowd are you in? Believer, doubter, or jury, judge and executioner? God looks down from His holy heights and knows where you stand.

Jesus is the Son of God, each of us is made in His image and likeness. How are we treating the sons and daughters of God. Are we seeing them for who they are, His creation or are we denying them because of their sin and condemning them to death. Jesus does not condemn us, He tells us to sin no more.

We each travel the road to Calvary, our journeys are unique and different. Do not travel it alone, recognize God in all that you do and experience. We experience what we experience because some we brought upon ourselves, others because it is a lesson God needs us to understand. In all these situations, God is always there.

This is how you separate yourself from the world for home is above when it is God that you seek. And you see yourself as God sees you, His creation that He loves, to the point He will pay the sacrificial offering for our salvation even in our sin.

Dear Lord God, I can place myself all around that crowd and you know it. Yet I know how much I am loved and in this we are one. Prayers for a world denying You, prayers for a church being transformed by the world, prayers for a people being changed by the world. Even in these situations, You are still God and all is well. Bless this day and the memories You are making that will transform lives to give You away. In Jesus name, Amen.

Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.

St Joesph, Protector of Holy Family, Pray for us.

St Ignatius, Pray for us.

St Patrick, Pray for us.