Matthew 25: 32-34, All the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate sheep from goats, He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take your heritage the Kingdom prepare for you since the foundation of the world.
I don’t know whether my reward will be great in heaven or
not, even though I have had a dream to suggest otherwise. But it was only a
dream.
Today is all Saint’s Day, we remember men, women and
children who are the clean of heart, the peacemakers and those who are
persecuted who now call the Kingdom of Heaven home. I find it to be a comfort
to know in heaven they still intercede for us through prayer, spending an hour mediating
on who they were and how their lives still inspire and bring so much hope to
each one of us. Their concern for justice, living lives of humility,
gentleness, kindness, love, mercy and courage and acting always with purity in
heart.
Matthew 25:40, And the King will answer, "I tell you solemnly in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me."
Matthew 25:45, Then will answer, I tell you solemnly in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me."
What we can learn from our Saints, is to see Jesus in everyone and everything, Jesus is the poor in spirit, the gentle, one of those who mourns, he is hungry and thirsts for what is right, he is merciful, pure in heart, a peacemaker and the one who was abused and persecuted. After all Women of Faith and Hope, we are made and created in his image and likeness, let us then rejoice and be glad, for our reward will be great in heaven. Matthew 5:1-12
Genesis 1:26-27, God said, "Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all the reptiles that crawl upon the earth." God crated man i the image of himself, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.
The Sorrowful Mystery, the
crucifixion, Luke 23:46, Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father into
your hands I commit My spirit.” And have said this He breathed His Last.
Fruit of the mystery,
perseverance
“And every day, when
your heart especially feels loneliness of life, pray.” Saint Padre Pio
“Don’t worry to the
point of losing your inner peace. Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness
and serenity.” Saint Padre Pio
The 5th Luminous
Mystery, Christ’s institution of the Eucharist
He took bread, gave
thanks, broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given
for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
Fruit of the mystery,
Adoration.
What is Adoration?
Adoration is coming to show respect, reverence, our deep love towards a man who
gave his life to save us all from sin. Lately, the word ‘Ocean’ has been on my
mind, oceans will rise and I have been sitting in the car waiting for my
children to come out of school and reading and praying the psalms and on Monday
and Tuesday I wrote something down and I would like to share it with you all. I
guess we need to take the time to recognize such a Mighty God with a Mighty Power.
"The handmaid of the Lord." Or "Servant of the Lord."
Both these honor the Mother of Jesus, a Female Leader and Mother of our Church.
Mary is our greatest example of obedience, her yes demonstrated a real spirituality. Each of us can say yes to God, responding with our entire being with a surrendered love. Our response opens up a relationship and a life lived with God who is Father to all. When we pray to Mary and make it our own, the love Mary bore in her body comes through to us and this encounter is an intimate, personal love that God invites us all to have with him.
I want to leave you with this quote;
"Your obedience to God is an act of Gratitude for his gift of grace." Author Unknown.
Christ's Transfiguration, Matthew 17:2, And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun and His clothes became dazzling white.
Desire for Holiness.
If you have a desire for holiness, a strong feeling, something you really want or wishing for something to happen, then you must love God and do what he wants, and needs you do. Not what you want to do. Psalm 36:4, if we find your delight in the Lord, he will grant your heart’s desire.
What if the answer to all our
problems, to all our pain, to all the hurt was to hear, ‘I love you! I honestly
and truly love you, with all my heart, mind and soul?’
Mark 7:6-8, He answered, ‘It was of you hypocrites that Isaiah
so rightly prophesied in this passage of scripture:
This people honor me only with lip service,
While their hearts are far from me.
The worship they offer me is worthless,
The doctrines they teach are only human regulations.
You put aside the commandment of God to cling to human
traditions.’
What is a commandment?
A commandment is the act or power of
commanding. It’s a divine rule to be observed especially the ten commandments.
1 John 3:23-24, His commandments are
these; that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and that we love one
another as he told us to. Whoever keeps his commandments lives in God and God
lives in him. We know that he lives in us by the Spirit that he has given us.
Women of Faith and Hope, I have some
homework for you all. Can I ask if you all can read 1John, 2 John and 3 John. All
I ask is for you to make some time and read it, sit with it for a while and
allow the spirit to talk to you.
2John 6, To love is to live
according to his commandments; this is the commandment which you have heard
since the beginning, to live a life of love.
Let us begin, if we want to see
change in the world, we need to begin to see that change in our own homes,
families, friends, neighbors, those who are nearest to us. Mother Teresa says;
“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the
person nearest you.” We alone, Women of Faith and hope, cannot change the
world, we can though throw stones across the water to create many ripples, like
a dominos affect. One at a time.
Women of Faith and Hope, our
children are watching, they imitate our behavior, actions and attitudes. If we
can observe the laws, the ten commandments, then let us observe our own lives
we live and make the necessary changes because that is one step closer in
making this world a better place. You might say, “I owe no one anything,” you
probably don’t owe anyone anything, except to love each other as he has loved
us.
1 John 4:19, We are to love, then, because he loves us first.
Have you heard the expression; ‘Love
hurts.’ Well it’s not supposed to, yes, it hurts when we are rejected, excluded,
ignored, never acknowledged and painfully it can hurt physically, mentally and
emotionally but these things I have listed, aren’t love. Dear old love is the
only thing that can take away all the pain, all the hurt and suffering. Love is
patient and kind it is comfort and protection. Love is the only thing that can
save us and has saved us, remember God shows his love upon the cross and if you
don’t believe me, then gaze, look, open your eyes and see for yourself the crucifix, your rosary beads, the
tabernacle and the cross that is way up high for all to see.
1 John 4:9-10 God’s love for us was revealed when God sent
into the world his only Son so that we could have life through him, this is the
love I mean, not our love for God, but God’s love for us when he sent his Son
to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away.
My dear people, Women of Faith and
Hope, God reveals through his son, his greatest command.
“Love God with all your heart, with all your soul and with
all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second
resembles it. You must love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:34-40
I know most of us act and aspire to
live out the ten commandments but why can’t others? Especially, other
Christians, priests, leaders of the Church, why can’t they act and aspire to
live out these commandments? Are they above the law? Is there a law or
commandment greater than love? Does your love for God resemble your love for
your neighbor?
Of course, no one is perfect but if
you are going to lead people to God, if you are going to teach people about
God, then you should try to know the love of God, imitate the love of God, pray
and ask for the grace and gift of love. Our love for our neighbor should be like
our love for God. With all our heart, with all our soul and with all our mind.
1 John 4:7-8, My dear people, let us love one another since
love comes from God and everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Anyone who fails to love can never have known God because God is love.
I have witnessed someone, preaching
the word of God, giving inspiring and encouraging homilies and then acting in a
way that never represents the truth, the word of God and the love for their
neighbor. They might love God, but they don’t love their Sister or brother in
Christ, maybe I catch them on a bad day but seems, I catch them on a bad day
all the time, a bad week, a bad month or a bad year. I want to write how angry it makes me feel but
I want to somehow correct them and say, it’s not ok, and it must stop, it’s
enough. I don’t deserve it, you can’t love God and hate your sister or brother,
ignoring me, rejecting me and excluding me does not resemble the love we are meant
to have for God or each other. Writing this, will never make a difference, they will come up
with some excuse or prove how it is ok to treat someone that way because God
says so, well I am saying it is not ok and it’s not love. Yes, my love is ready to overlook all the Offenses that have been
made; and to forgive the pain that has been caused to a child of God’s. Maybe the reason why it
hurts so much and confuses me is because I love them, my love for them
resembles the love I have for God, with all my heart, mind and soul. I am not
asking for anything, they don’t owe me anything, except for them to know the
love of God, to love God with all their heart, mind and soul and to love their
neighbor as themselves. Partly, it’s because of them, God has given me the
grace to love again, to trust in love and to know the greatest command.
‘Love’
And for that, I am so thankful and
grateful.
1John 3:1-2, Think of the love that the Father has lavished
on us, by letting us be called God’s children; and that is what we are. Because
the world refused to acknowledge him, therefore it does not acknowledge us.
So, go ahead, say you love, you know
Jesus Christ, you have knowledge and understanding. Continue to be rude and ignorant.
Maybe it’s me, I am scared and fearful and I don’t understand your love for me
or God’s love or my love for God. No, that can’t be it. Love shouldn’t hurt, Love is supposed to be
peaceful and joyful.
1 John 4:18, In love there can be no fear, but fear is driven
out by perfect love: because to fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is
afraid is still imperfect in love.
Let me finish with the following:
Women of Faith and Hope, our hearts seek the Lord and
rejoice. He is our Lord and strength, constantly seek his face, seek him out.
God is ever living, Almighty and we ask him in prayer to increase our faith,
hope and charity and help us to love what is commanded of us.
If they are harsh, cry out to the Lord, and he shall hear
your cry, his anger will flare.
We love you Lord, for you are our strength, savior, shield
and mighty help, you are the rock where we can take shelter and take refuge.
God you have saved us
with an everlasting love, in return we shall praise your name.
Love him, Women of Faith and Hope, keep his words and our
Father will love us and come to us.
John 14:23,
If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will
love him, and we shall come to him and make our home with him.
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17, Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep... and so we shall always be with the Lord.
Grace of a Happy Death.
Mary was not alone when she died, she was surrounded by the Apostles. I was trying to think about what Grace of a Happy Death meant to me. Please excuse me, if I am being morbid. If I was to be very sick and had to have lots of treatment, I wouldn’t ask for healing, I would want to know more about the Kingdom of Heaven, to know of the home where I must return. I thought of an example for you all. Sister Cecilia Maria Theresa, the beautiful nun who passed away smiling, this woman was a woman of joy and I thought I would share a quote from her. “As the wife is the joy of her husband, you shall be the joy of your God.” And rightly so. I don’t know what our deaths will be like, but I do pray for us all to have a Happy Death, to have our loved ones surround us, praying and celebrating life.
“I
need nothing but God, and to lose myself in the Heart of Jesus.” Saint Margaret
Mary Alacoque.
Women
of Faith and Hope, we are very dear to him. “His Divine Heart is a fortress and
a sure refuge for all who would take shelter therein…” Jesus Christ to Saint
Margaret Mary Alacoque.
Today
we also remember Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and I wanted to share the First
reading, a reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians, 3:14-19, ‘to
know the love of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge.’ To feel his love and
to hold him so close, close to your heart, I will tell you it makes my soul complete,
I no longer thirst like a dry land waiting for water. Here is the reading; ‘this
is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, from whom every family, whether
spiritual or natural, takes its name. Out of his infinite glory, may he give
you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so
planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have strength to
grasp the breadth and the length, the height and depth; until, knowing the love
of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled with the utter
fullness of God. The Word of the Lord. Amen. ‘
Saint
Hedwig, a Duchess, widow, the patroness of Silesia and a mother of seven
children, Said Hedwig is also Saint Elizabeth of Hungary’s Aunty, her sister
was Gertrude. At the age of twelve Saint Hedwig, married Henry I the bearded. After
Henry’s passing Saint Hedwig, moved into
the monastery, which her daughter Gertrude led. She did not take vows, it was
assumed religious habit of a lay sister. She invited German religious people from the Holy Roman Empire into the Silesian lands as well as German settlers
who founded numerous cities, towns and villages. After she passed, there were
15 miracles reported after her death. She lived a pious life and had great
faith. Saint Hedwig, helped the poor, widows and the orphans, founded several hospitals for the sick and lepers, she donated her fortune to the church, she
was a woman and mother who would not allow anyone to leave her uncomforted. Saint
Hedwig, spent ten weeks teaching the Our
Father to a poor woman, a couple of legends;
1.Saint
Hedwig, was on a pilgrimage to Rome, stopped at Bad Zell in Austria, Healing
waters sprung up at a source which today still bears her name.
2. Saint
Hedwig, went barefoot even in winter and the Bishop of Wroclaw urged her to
wear shoes, she carried them in her hands.
She died
on October 16th 1243 and is buried in Trzebnica Abbey with her
husband Henry. Relics are preserved at Andechs Abbey and Saint Hedwig’s
Cathedral in Berlin.
I found
this quote; “Would you oppose the will of God? Our lives are his.” Author
Unknown.
Prayer to Saint Hedwig, all powerful God, may the prayers of St.
Hedwig bring us your help and may her life of remarkable humility be an example
to us all. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:4, They were all
filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak foreign languages as the Spirit
gave them the gift of speech.
Love of God.
1 John 4:9-11, God’s love for us was revealed when God sent
into the world his only Son so that we could have life through him; this is the love I mean; not our love for God, but God’s love for us when he sent his Son
to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away. My dear people, since God has loved
us so much, we too should love on another.
My love is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope and to
endure whatever comes. I love you always. I am loved by God my creator whose
love does not come to an end.
'Make your home
in me, as I make mine in you. You will never be alone, for I walk with you
always. I will climb every mountain, swim every ocean, to get you to see, you
are the reason.'
Today is the memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and
Doctor of the Church, she experienced profound mystical revelations along with
many difficulties. Women of Faith and Hope, next year, we will explore saints
who are and were mystics and how we too can be a mystic in today’s world. I
wanted to share a quote;
“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing make you afraid,
all things are passing. God alone never changes. Patience gains all things, if
you have God, you will want for nothing, God alone suffices. Saint Teresa Avila.
Today
we explore the fruit of the mystery, Repentance and Trust in God. Women of
Faith and Hope, I want to tell you a little story, I was driving home from the
shops and along Augusta Parkway, there was a young lady with a sign on her
saying; “Repent, Jesus is near.” I wanted to pull over and offer her a drink
and thank her for doing God’s work because she had the courage and bravery to
give God, what belongs to God. Her love, her time, her energy, her efforts and
her faith in Christ Jesus. When we repent, we express our sorrows in so many
ways in which we have offended God. To repent, we change in our attitudes, our behavior
and our eyes, ears, minds and hearts are opened to trust, to have confidence in
God.
Let us believe in the good things to
come and to trust more in his perfect timing.
Proverb
3:5-6, Trust wholeheartedly in the LORD, put no faith in your own perception;
In every course you take, have him in mind, he will see that your paths are
smooth.
There is so
many ways in today’s world we can repay God, with what belongs to God; we can
give back in so many ways. I am thankful and grateful for everything. God is
King of all nations, a King who gladly invites us to share and give hope, bring
peace, to be the light for the whole world to see, and to be Women, and
Mother’s and Men whose faith is put into action and to put into practice the
Kingdom values such as; love, compassion, and justice. We are called Women of
Faith and Hope, to serve one another, love one another and to live in this
world peacefully sharing the many gifts given by God. It is through the power
of the Holy Spirit, we put our faith into action, our hope into the plan for
our lives and we put the love we have for God to work for all of his creations,
by going and telling it on the mountain, by spreading the Good News all over
social media and in public.
Women of Faith
and Hope, we have many miracles to work. For the Kingdom is near and it is our
duty as servants of God to serve and give our lives as a ransom for many. Mark
10:43-45, This is not to happen among you. No; anyone who wants to become great
among you must be your servant and anyone who wants to be first among you must
be slave to all. For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to
serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Yet, it doesn’t
seem enough, it’s not enough to repay God, for all he does and gives us in our
lives. But, it’s in service to God that I keep on repaying him, through Women
of Faith and Hope, through learning, giving, worshipping and being a Mother, a
mother of two beautiful children. As a family we are generous and give to those
who are in need in our community, I know my daughter serves God by singing ‘God
in my Heart,’in the backyard, with
gladness in her heart and my son who is always seeking to find the truth and
the answers to all our questions about the Kingdom of Heaven. What does Heaven
look like? Is there a Kingdom of Heaven here on earth?
I love God, I
love God so much and I am so sure of this, we give back to God, what belongs to
God, our love, our hope, our faith. Women of Faith and Hope let us shine on
this world because we give it the word of God, we bring the word of God to his
people, we bring, love, hope and faith to many in this world, Let us praise God, worship God and give thanks
to his goodness and for the many blessings in our lives.
The Birth of Jesus, Luke 2:7 and she gave birth
to a son, her first born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in
a manger because there was no room for them at the inn.
Poverty,
Who better to share with us today on the fruit
of the mystery poverty, then Mother Teresa,
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being
hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared
for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind
of poverty.”
“Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for by
everybody. I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty, than
the person who has nothing to eat.”
“Poverty is not made by God; it is created by
you and me when we don’t share what we have.”
Yesterday we explored the fruit of the mystery, To Jesus
through Mary. I am sorry, I didn’t post, I felt like something was stopping me.
These are instruction from Mary; ‘Do
whatever he tells you.’ These words given by Mary are truly the greatest and
the best advice in the world. I couldn’t help but think about all those times,
the Holy Spirit, speaks and gives me the word; ‘Mother.’ As Mary our Mother and
Mother of the Church, reminds me that we are the lights for our loved ones, for
the world, we are to shine bright, be sparkly, radiant, and to imitate a Mother
who generously said; ‘Yes’ and to practice, deep humility, lively faith, blind
obedience, unceasing prayer, constant self-denial, surpassing purity, ardent
love, heroic patience, angelic kindness, and heavenly wisdom.Putting into practice these virtues, we
become Mothers who live a life consecrated to Jesus through the powerful
presence of Mary who is our life, our sweetness and our hope.
Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, “We never give more honors to
Jesus than when we honor his Mother, and we honor her simply and solely to
honor him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the
goal we seek- Jesus, her son.”
Then they stripped him
and made him wear a scarlet cloak and having twisted some thorns into a crown
they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand. To make fun of
him they knelt to him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Courage,
As he is stripped and
around him a scarlet cloak. In the face of pain, difficulty, on his head a
crown of thorns and a reed into his right hand. His mental strength to venture,
persevere and to withstand the physical pain, death and hardship, Jesus, guides
us through this behavior, through physical courage, towards his goal, towards
completion. Women of Faith and Hope, we can do all things through Jesus Christ,
Courage is a quality of mind and spirit to face pain, and danger in the face.
This week we are all invited to a banquet, a banquet
of the Kingdom. The Lord prepares to host a feast of rich food, rich wine.
I truly miss my Nan’s roast lunches on a Sunday.Yummy roast vegetables and if we had lamb,
the homemade mint sauce was so delicious drizzled over the hot lamb. After
lunch we would clean up and we would rest our bellies for the next course,
desert. Usually we would have apple or apricot pie, served with either
ice-cream or custard. After we had eaten, we would rest in the lounge room
until it was time for afternoon tea.
Philippians 4:12 I know how to be poor and I know how
to be rich too.
We didn’t have much, we had all we wanted and needed
and the one thing we always had was love, from grandparents, great Aunties,
other family and to me that is what being rich means. To sit around a table,
eating and drinking rich food and rich wine, feeling loved, joy and happiness, feeling
like you belong, you are home and invited.
I don’t need a petty invite after telling me, I am not
invited because you see, I had already Responded. We are all called to the
banquet prepared by our Lord, our heads have been anointed and our cups are
overflowing. Goodness and kindness shall follow us all the days of our lives.
You can tell me I am not invited, I am not ready and
it’s not my time but there is a place set for me at the table and my name is
written on a table card, waiting for me to see. Who I sit next to, I am not
sure but I am sure whoever it may be, I will learn lots, they will teach me and
I can teach them. We will learn from each other.
In the Kingdom of heaven we are all called, we are all
invited to connect, inspire and support one another. 'Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.' Can we do that? Can we be inviting, inclusive, encouraging? Can we walk beside another on the same journey and be supportive, show love and be there for one another? It's hard to do and it's hard to go through and it's hard to watch. They say one thing, but treat you in a whole different way, a way that does not represent the Kingdom of Heaven.
Who cares right? Get over it, move on, let go. I care,
and it bothers me, it hurt me and broke my heart, that the will of our Father was not done on Earth as it is supposed to be done in Heaven. I am teaching my children to be forgiving, to love those who hurt, reject, exclude us. Invite them to eat and drink and as a matter of fact, I did invite someone for coffee but I was ignored and given the silent treatment. However, we are all called to share joy, peace and to treat everyone, even those who do us wrong or trespass against us with integrity and love. They might
not understand those actions or behavior but let’s do it anyway. I guess, on earth so many are called, but few are chosen. I was called but not chosen.
However though,
whose invitation is more important?
A man made one? Or an invitation from our Holy Father
in the Kingdom of Heaven?
I know which one I will choose and am chosen for. I
see great hope in which we are called, our Lord will wipe away every tear from
our cheek.
Maybe, you do choose to accept a man made invitation, but know this, the invitation isn't for eternity and the great banquet we are all called to, will be greater than anything we can imagine here on Earth and 'people generally serve the best wine first, and keep the cheaper sort till the guests have had plenty to drink;' and if you continue to read the rest of John 2:10, it's Jesus who serves the best wine, the rich wine and rich food.
I want to clarify rich food, which is applied to fatty, oily or sweet food, also highly seasoned or plant nutrients, raspberries, melons, bananas, paw paw and mangoes. Examples of rich wine's, could be sparkling, aromatic for example a sweet wine, light or full bodied wine.
To carry on though,
He will open our eyes, he will open our ears, and he will open our hearts and live within. People are known in the Kingdom of Heaven; God is always loving, supportive and is accountable for all of us.
So, Women of Faith and Hope, I would like to encourage you all to come to the banquet, our God is inviting us to the banquet of the Kingdom, where you will feel, happy, respected and be full of peace.
The Scourging, Mark
15:15,So Pilate, anxious to placate the crowd, released Barabbas for them and, having ordered Jesus to be scourged, handed him over to be crucified.
Purity.
When we think about
purity, I guess we think how it might be related to sexual purity, but you see
God’s Word’s explain how purity is regarding our hearts, minds and souls. God
calls each one of us to live a life free from evil and wicked ways and live a
life that honors God.
How do we honor God in
today’s world?
Or maybe I should ask,
how do we behave with purity in today’s world? As women, mother’s, grandmother’s,
Aunties, Sister’s, we need to behave and to be an example and show our younger
women, show our daughter’s, in a sensible manner, to be pure with God and to
honor God in today’s world, with our time, with our gifts and talents, serving
others, worshipping, where ever we may be in the world, or in life, we should
worship and give glory to God.
From age to age we
proclaim the works of our Father, we declare his mighty deeds and speak of his
greatness, glory. Women of Faith and Hope, we tell the tales of his wonderful
work.
Titus 1:15 To all who
are pure themselves, everything is pure; but to those who have been corrupted
and lack faith, nothing can be pure- the corruption is both in their minds and
in their consciences.
I would love to share
the purest of hearts, soul and mind. My Daughter singing “God in my Heart.” By
Jade Robinson
She gave a loud cry
and said, of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of
your womb. Why should I be honored with a visit from the mother of my Lord?
Love of Neighbor.
How blest are we though, it is truly a great honor to walk this journey alongside of all you, Women of Faith and Hope and to know we are guided and exalted through God's salvation.
I think it is clear
and it doesn’t seem all that hard to love your neighbor and to be respectful
and have regards to their needs and desires as highly as we regard our own.
Women of Faith and Hope, we love because he loved us first. Throughout the
bible, we are reminded to love our neighbor as ourselves.
Today the fruit of the
mystery is Faith. Every verse I came across, there was only one clear answer to
my question; Constant faith in Jesus Christ, our faith and love in Christ Jesus,
is a precious gift that has been entrusted to us to guard, to keep safe and of
course with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us. Women of Faith and Hope,
our faith in Christ, our love that reaches to the heavens, and our truth to the
skies, let us look after it because oceans may rise but it will be faith
standing strong in the face of our savior.
