DAILY THOUGHTS: Daily Thoughts

Friday, August 25, 2023

Daily Thoughts - Make God Known.

1224 Our Lord voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, intended for sinners, in order to "fulfill all righteousness."¹⁹ Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying.²⁰ The Spirit who had hovered over the waters of the first creation descended then on the Christ as a prelude of the new creation, and the Father revealed Jesus as his "beloved Son."²¹

Beloved son. You are made in the image and likeness of God. You have been given gifts and talents by God. Have you emptied yourself and revealed your real identity, who you are and what you are called to? Jesus came alive after His emptying, He awakened us to our true human nature, life without sin and His divine nature, life lived with God for God. Have you entered into your baptism.

Naomi walked away from her home land, only to find herself in a foreign land as a widow with no one to take care of her. It was God that called her home, to come back and live within His graces. Our baptism reveals God to us and God through us. Listen to Him, He knows what the next step is. The sinful man will just get lost but the man who listens to God and his true nature will live forever in the promised land.

Dear Father, we sit this morning with lots going on, it is You that drives me and it is You that I honor with this day. I thank You for the time to sit and ponder, I thank You for what this day brings. Father, as we walk together this day may my actions speak of You and what You can do. Thank You Father for answering prayer for a beautiful couple, they needed a day with good news. You amaze me. Love Your son.

Mary, Queen of Peace, Pray for us.

St Joesph, Pray for us.

St Patrick, Pray for us.