Author: Jesus - My Great Master
“As for the son of the slave woman, I will make a great nation of him also, since he too is your offspring.” –Genesis 21:13 After wandering around in the desert until she ran out of water, Hagar put her child, Ishmael, under a bush and walked a short distance away so she wouldn’t see him die (Gn 21:14-16). When the child began to cry, God sent a messenger to rescue the child and his mother by providing water for them (Gn 21:17-19). The Lord did this because Ishmael was Abraham’s child (Gn 21:13). Abraham was the father of the...
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Lord Jesus, God of love, we pray that Your peace comes into our world. Our world is torn by broken individuals, distant factions and fighting countries. We pray that Your touch heals each one of them. May the love that Your Holy Spirit gives cleanse individuals, faiths, groups. God bless us all. Amen. Collect: O God, who consecrated that abundant first fruits of the Roman Church by the blood of the Martyrs, grant, we pray, that with firm courage we may together draw strength from so great a struggle and ever rejoice at the triumph of faithful love. Through our...
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“Lot’s wife looked back.” –Genesis 19:26 The angels told Lot and his family to flee from Sodom and Gomorrah and not look back (Gn 19:17). “But Lot’s wife looked back, and she was turned into a pillar of salt” (Gn 19:26). Jesus said: “Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it; whoever loses it will keep it” (Lk 17:32-33). By becoming Christians, we have left behind the polluted world (see 2 Pt 2:20) of Sodom and Gomorrah. We have “put on the Lord Jesus Christ” and made “no provision for the desires of the flesh” (Rm...
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Lord Jesus, on this day we specially lift unto You all who have lost their married partners, across the world. Lord, the loss of one’s beloved is one of the most painful experiences of life. We ask You to look kindly on all widows and widowers. As they struggle through loneliness, keep them in the embrace of Your mercy. Keep them always protected and never let their emotions be abused. For those who are still not able to overcome the shock of having lost their beloved, we pray that Your hands of healing might be upon their torn hearts. Amen.
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“From now on a merited crown awaits me.” –2 Timothy 4:8 In many countries, today’s feast is a holy day of obligation, even when it doesn’t fall on Sunday. This means that today’s gathering of God’s people is so important that it is often considered mandatory. Today is so special because: Peter was the Rock on which Jesus built His Church (Mt 16:18). Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles (Gal 2:7). Both Peter and Paul were martyrs. Both of these saints continue to be in communion with us by praying for us and ministering to us. If God has...
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