“The Stone rejected by the builder has become the keystone of the structure”
Acts 4:11
The keystone is the central wedge shaped stone that locks the parts of an arch together which in turn supports the building. How many times in life do we neglect or reject someone who does not impress us only to find out later that he or she is the one that completes a task or job that is the key to some success that we are involved with. This goes to show us that no mater what we think, each person is important to God and has a part in his plan. In your own life the attributes that you think you might be the most inexperienced at might, at some point, save the day, i.e. you said the right thing to the right person at the right time. We might never know if that extra prayer might be the keystone that helped a person over their difficulties. What attribute do I need to improve so that my faith life locks in place?
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Prayer
PRAYER:
“Prayer is a Good thing.”
Me
Payer is the human response to God’s existence and his love. A meaningful prayer life must be developed; it is not an art or a science or something that one is born with. Prayer must be natural. As we as individuals have different styles of music that we love from Country, through Rock to Classical, we will all have different ways of praying. It can be prayer to accept something learned and loved in our youth like a Latin hymn. Take ownership of your prayers. Each of us should be building our own collection of prayers that we find right for us. The Lord’s Prayer is not God’s prayer to us, but each believer’s prayer to God. Prayer can be read, made up, sung, danced or painted. Prayer is your expression of your love for God and remember that we will express that love a bit
“Prayer is a Good thing.”
Me
Payer is the human response to God’s existence and his love. A meaningful prayer life must be developed; it is not an art or a science or something that one is born with. Prayer must be natural. As we as individuals have different styles of music that we love from Country, through Rock to Classical, we will all have different ways of praying. It can be prayer to accept something learned and loved in our youth like a Latin hymn. Take ownership of your prayers. Each of us should be building our own collection of prayers that we find right for us. The Lord’s Prayer is not God’s prayer to us, but each believer’s prayer to God. Prayer can be read, made up, sung, danced or painted. Prayer is your expression of your love for God and remember that we will express that love a bit
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Loving God
“Love me as I have loved you”
John 13:34
Your love relationship with God is what spurns your prayer life or your attempts at communicating with the God you love and who loves you. For example it can be compared to your human loving relationships. Some meet their spouse and it is love at first sight, others gradually see the beauty of their spouse and develop their interpersonal communication on a gradual basis. Or take a look at your loving relationship with your parents for another analogy. It will take different forms at different times of your life, but it does start from your earliest memories of their total love for you as infants and children and then we gradually learn how to respond to that love in a growing maturing way as we age. There are times when we let the relationship go by the wayside, the most obvious being in high school or college years. We take that love of parents for granted and do very little to respond to it except on the major holidays like Christmas and, of course, Mothers’ Day. But as we grow older we can deepen that communication, that loving relationship. We get better at responding to God’s love for us.
John 13:34
Your love relationship with God is what spurns your prayer life or your attempts at communicating with the God you love and who loves you. For example it can be compared to your human loving relationships. Some meet their spouse and it is love at first sight, others gradually see the beauty of their spouse and develop their interpersonal communication on a gradual basis. Or take a look at your loving relationship with your parents for another analogy. It will take different forms at different times of your life, but it does start from your earliest memories of their total love for you as infants and children and then we gradually learn how to respond to that love in a growing maturing way as we age. There are times when we let the relationship go by the wayside, the most obvious being in high school or college years. We take that love of parents for granted and do very little to respond to it except on the major holidays like Christmas and, of course, Mothers’ Day. But as we grow older we can deepen that communication, that loving relationship. We get better at responding to God’s love for us.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
The Faith of Jesus
The Faith of Jesus
Some priest’s sermon
Recently I heard a phrase in a sermon that I had not pondered before. It referred to the “Faith of Jesus” I have always thought on Faith “in Jesus.” I keep forgetting how good a role model Jesus has been for us. All throughout the Gospels are recorded acts where Jesus is preaching of faith not in Him but of faith in the Father. I forget often that this is something that he experienced also. We see His faith being tested especially during the 40 days on the mountain at His meeting with Satan and with his comment, “Let this cup pass from me.” He expressed doubts or at least hesitations like we do. He had inner turmoil at times also like we do. Knowing that he understands our turmoils gives me comfort and strength as I face mine.
Some priest’s sermon
Recently I heard a phrase in a sermon that I had not pondered before. It referred to the “Faith of Jesus” I have always thought on Faith “in Jesus.” I keep forgetting how good a role model Jesus has been for us. All throughout the Gospels are recorded acts where Jesus is preaching of faith not in Him but of faith in the Father. I forget often that this is something that he experienced also. We see His faith being tested especially during the 40 days on the mountain at His meeting with Satan and with his comment, “Let this cup pass from me.” He expressed doubts or at least hesitations like we do. He had inner turmoil at times also like we do. Knowing that he understands our turmoils gives me comfort and strength as I face mine.
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