As Jesus shared this spiritual insight with the disciples he called his friends, he speaks to us in Christ’s Church. God has chosen each of us for friendship with God, as evidenced by our gathering as the body of Christ. Like the disciples, God has chosen us for a purpose and responsibility: To keep the commands of […]
Let us ask our heavenly Father that we put no boundaries to love and compassion: God, you revealed divine love in all its depth when you sent your only Son into the world to confront and take away the sins of the world. Through Jesus, who calls us his friends, may our love be as […]
Let us pray that all become one in Jesus, our true vine: Our living and loving God, you have made yourself close and dear to us in your Son Jesus Christ. Through him may we live your life, rich and generous and reaching out to others. May your Son draw all together so that all […]
Prayer for the Week Let us pray that Jesus be the shepherd of our lives: God our Father, by his own free will Jesus gave his life for us so that we might live and be saved. Give us the courage to listen to his voice and follow him on the way to you. May […]
The Holy Spirit guides us to lead others, yet how do we know we are in the truth, not in a romanticized sense, but in reality? It is to love in word and deed (1 John 3:17-18). Truth and action begin with those around us – family, friends, neighbors, co-workers. It starts with those around […]
