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Thank you for the beautiful, candid reflection. I join in -- please God, teach me to love those who are so very hard for me to love and even like, and especially those who harm me and harmed me in the past. I seek no vengeance but struggle with loving them. I need God's grace so badly! God knows it's easy to love those we like and those who are good to us. He asks us to love our enemies and those who are downright bad to be around. This is a mighty struggle that can only be won with the help of our Lod and Savior Jesus Christ. Through Him all things are possible. Yes, even making me a better lover of people and even getting rid of my sins . . . only possible through the love and mercy of our Savior.
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on January 23rd, 2024 at 19:17
Night Prayer.
Protect us Lord as we stay awake. Watch over us as we sleep. May our waking and our sleeping be always to your glory. Amen
Oh I agree with you. I had struggled with this concept myself. Then slowly I started to realize as a sinful human I can’t do it by myself. Which is so true but I kept thinking I was missing something. I pray about it and one day I came to understand that God knows we can’t do it on our own but He has given us what we need so we can work on loving our enemies. He has given us His Divine Mercy and Graces. All we have to do is accept and use them. For me that means I need to pray for help in learning to love my enemies. It was really hard at first and still is at times now but once I started praying for my enemies and separating the person from their sinful actions it became a little easier I can love the person but don’t like their sins. I pray God will show them their errors so they can repent before it is too late. What I found that helped me do this is knowing that God created that person and loves them enough to die for them. So I love the God in them and pray that they come to know the God in them. Hope this makes sense. This is how I have learned to love my enemies. I did discover through out the years when you pray for people you end up loving and caring about them more and more. I discovered that when I prayed for my friends and have found it is true when I pray for my enemies and all those I don’t know.I will pray for you that you discover what will work for you. God bless
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Girlie L.
posted in Personal Reflections
on January 23rd, 2024 at 9:45
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8
How can I love? How should I love? Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you,…
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Brigette L.
posted in Personal Reflections
on January 23rd, 2024 at 6:47
Family Healing
Please pray for healing within my family, so that we may be a blessed unit once again and pray for the intercession of our Blessed Mother into the lives of…
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hschuyler
posted in Personal Reflections
on January 22nd, 2024 at 22:29
Homily for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time given at St. Joseph Ogden by Deacon Howard taken from the Homily of Pope Francis
Homily On the Third Sunday of Ordinary TimeSUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GODJanuary 21, 2024Mark 1:14-21My Brothers and Sister today is known throughout the Church as “The Sunday of the…
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on January 22nd, 2024 at 19:26
Holy Spirit
How can I worship and thank you enough Lord. The whole nature/ cosmos worships you and so will I because you saved me and all humanity through Grace. You never…
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Michael S.
posted in Personal Reflections
on January 22nd, 2024 at 13:56
Worship Him!
When the day is harsh and longWorship HimWhen the day is bright and strongWorship Him
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Toni
replied to Christ is King
on January 22nd, 2024 at 11:56
hang in there - prayers coming your way!
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Deborah B.
posted in Personal Reflections
on January 22nd, 2024 at 9:59
Peace
Our Lady of Mount Carmel pray for us. Amen St. Therese the Little Flower pray for us. Amen Come Lord Jesus...
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Miriam
posted in Personal Reflections
on January 22nd, 2024 at 9:42
Sharing Love, Kindness and Mercy
Lord, God our Loving, Kind and Merciful Father, thank you for the gift of this new day and for the gift of our lives. You shower us with love, kindness…
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Kelli M.
replied to Grieving Grandmother
on January 22nd, 2024 at 2:49
Amen
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