Jesus asks, “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command?" One reason is because we do not trust that God loves us. If you are having trouble trusting in God, maybe go to Mary and let her show you the way.
Fr. Luke Barder, OP, citing the words of the Prophet Micah to shepherd the poor, and the example of St. Margaret of Castello doing just that, encourages us to have a face-to-face encounter with the poor this Lent.
Fr. Luke Barder, OP asks us to think about what saps our faith, and then to have the courage to take that to God in prayer, and ask God to offer us a solution, rather than trying to solve it for ourselves.
Fr. Luke Barder, OP, recalling that God said, "it is not good for man to be alone," reminds us that we are most fully ourselves and most fully God-like in relationship with others.
Welcoming us back into Ordinary Time, Fr. Luke Barder, OP challenges that we cannot access our own worth, and we should strive to see ourselves and others as God sees us.... all of infinite value.
Fr. Luke Barder, OP reminds us that today, Gaudate Sunday, is a day to open ourselves to joy, to become a witness to joy, to let joy fill our hearts and transform us.
Fr. Luke Barder, OP reminds us not to let our expectations of the season limit our experience of it. Let God be God, and let us be present to what God wants to do in our life this Advent.
Fr. Luke Barder, OP challenges us to, like the blind beggar, put ourselves directly in front of Jesus, because our witness could inspire someone else to do the same.
Fr. Luke Barder, OP asks us each to consider the question posed at the beginning of the Book of Revelation—where are we in our faith life? What has happened to us?
