DAILY THOUGHTS: Daily Thoughts

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Daily Thoughts - Make God Known.

1273 Incorporated into the Church by Baptism, the faithful have received the sacramental character that consecrates them for Christian religious worship.⁸⁴The baptismal seal enables and commits Christians to serve God by a vital participation in the holy liturgy of the Church and to exercise their baptismal priesthood by the witness of holy lives and practical charity.⁸⁵

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Give what you have been given. I sit and listen to our Triune God as He speaks thru scripture and everyday life. He speaks of responsibility, obedience, accountability and consequences. When listening to Jesus speak what do you hear? Is it just the rules or consequences that you hear or is it the love He has for our souls?

I hear the love and see the fruit of being obedient, accountable and hopefully responsible. I get to deal with the consequences of sin and respond in a way that doesn't disobey the teachings of the Church, which is Christ. I get to feel the angst coming, remind myself of the fruits of our relationship and respond with, hopefully, love in action.

There are consequences to our choices but even more important there is the fruit of grace when we are in tune with the One we love through prayer. Be His difference in the world you will encounter today.

Dear Father, Peter was listening when You spoke through Jesus. You give the message through scripture that speaks to our world today and we, like Peter, must receive it in the way it was given, with love. Prayers for a world too busy to slow down and listen. Prayers for a culture that only seeks to be self serving not seeing the consequences of a house unprepared as You speak into the chaos. Bless this day and may each of us give what You are giving. Love Your son.

Mary, Queen of Peace, Pray for us.

St Joesph, Pray for us.

St Patrick, Pray for us.