Standing steadfast in challenging and unjust circumstances can stretch us beyond our human strength. Circumstances may not be fair or just, but we can control the posture of our hearts and respond with mercy anchored in love.
Are we still enough to come to God in prayer? We have to clear our hearts of any unforgiveness before we can feel the fullness of God’s love, and The Lord’s Prayer is our template.
The Parable of the Ten Virgins is one of the harder parables to get our heads around, yet the historical context of a Galilean wedding ceremony unveils the parable’s deeper meaning of preparing for marriage as the bride of Christ.
How can Jesus say to his followers who do many mighty works in his name, “I never knew you; depart from me you workers of lawlessness”? Active love is our response to salvation, and it’s critical that our faith is not without works or without love.
The Gospel is the Good News we cannot miss in this lifetime, and the Gospel is so URGENT it’s worth dying for.