Monday, May 22, 2017, St. Rita of Cascia
Acts 16:11-15, Psalm 149:1-6, 9, John 15:26-16:4
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LYDIA
"The Lord opened [Lydia's] heart to accept what Paul was saying." -Acts 16:14
Lydia was a dealer in purple goods (Acts 16:14). In that day, purple cloth was an expensive item sought by the wealthy. Thus, Lydia was a woman of some means, as she owned a house, dealt with the wealthy, and knew how to operate in the circles of the elite.
Lydia was also extraordinarily persuasive. She must have been a great saleswoman, and she "managed to prevail upon" St. Paul. It was not easy to prevail upon St. Paul, as he stood firm against most entreaties. However, Lydia played the trump card, saying: "If you believe that my conversion is sincere, stay at my home" (see Acts 16:15). It would almost be an insult to Lydia's conversion for St. Paul to have refused her offer of hospitality.
Lydia was a worshiper of God, but now she embraced Jesus as her Lord. Her heart was open, and when she heard the gospel message, God opened it further as she cooperated with His grace (Acts 16:14).
It seems that the church at Philippi continued to use Lydia's home as a meeting place after St. Paul left town. Only the church at Philippi sent St. Paul monetary support (Phil 4:15). Could those donations to his ministry have come about through Lydia's encouragement and persuasion? (see Acts 16:40)
Be a Lydia. Open your heart and home to the Lord Jesus.
Prayer: Father, all I have is Yours. Use me and use me up.
Promise: "I have told you all this to keep your faith from being shaken." -Jn 16:1
Praise: St. Rita prayed, "Please let me suffer like You, Divine Savior."
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Near the end of Jesus' public ministry, Samaritans would not allow Jesus and His disciples
to pass through their town because they were headed toward Jerusalem. St. John the Apostle
was indignant. He asked Jesus for permission to call down fire from heaven to destroy
those Samaritans (Lk 9:52-54). Jesus refused him, rebuking John on the spot (Lk 9:55).
Jesus did eventually allow John to call down fire from heaven onto the Samaritans. The
deacon Philip had taken the gospel in power to the unbelieving Samaritans, and they
received the Word of God (Acts 8:5ff). "When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two...prayed that they
might receive the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14, 15). John laid his hands on those whom he had
earlier wished to incinerate, and the fire of God, the Holy Spirit, did fall upon them to
consume them with the love of God (Acts 8:17). Jesus gave John his wish, but not in the
way John had expected. John had to undergo a bigger conversion than the Samaritans did.
Are there any people you wouldn't mind having God remove from earth? Can you imagine Jesus
eventually using you as His agent to bring these people into new life in the Spirit? If we
are to love our enemies, we need that same gut-wrenching conversion John experienced.
Repent! Forgive and love your enemies (Lk 6:35). "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22).
Prayer: Jesus, send the fire of the Holy Spirit to burn away the hardness in my heart.
May I lead thousands to receive the Spirit.
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gentleness and self control.
These fruits will help not only us, but all that we come in contact with.
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Peter and John "upon arriving imposed hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit."
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Near the end of Jesus' public ministry, Samaritans would not allow Jesus and His disciples
to pass through their town because they were headed toward Jerusalem. St. John the Apostle
was indignant. He asked Jesus for permission to call down fire from heaven to destroy
those Samaritans (Lk 9:52-54). Jesus refused him, rebuking John on the spot (Lk 9:55).
Jesus did eventually allow John to call down fire from heaven onto the Samaritans. The
deacon Philip had taken the gospel in power to the unbelieving Samaritans, and they
received the Word of God (Acts 8:5ff). "When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two...prayed that they
might receive the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14, 15). John laid his hands on those whom he had
earlier wished to incinerate, and the fire of God, the Holy Spirit, did fall upon them to
consume them with the love of God (Acts 8:17). Jesus gave John his wish, but not in the
way John had expected. John had to undergo a bigger conversion than the Samaritans did.
Are there any people you wouldn't mind having God remove from earth? Can you imagine Jesus
eventually using you as His agent to bring these people into new life in the Spirit? If we
are to love our enemies, we need that same gut-wrenching conversion John experienced.
Repent! Forgive and love your enemies (Lk 6:35). "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22).
Prayer: Jesus, send the fire of the Holy Spirit to burn away the hardness in my heart.
May I lead thousands to receive the Spirit.
Promise: "He who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I too will love him and reveal
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May my cv/resumè reach the right hands. May the LOVE and mercy of God dwell upon me as I'm
facing depression and My faith in him is being tested. Lord graciously hear me Amen
(Koketso M., Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 5/20/2017 7:15:11 PM)
Father in heaven in Jesus mighty name I ask for forgiveness for all my sins and for all my
mistakes. Please help me be better and become better. In Jesus mighty name I've prayed amen!
(Fernando, Elgin, IL, , 5/20/2017 6:55:31 PM)
Lord I ask that you keep my best friend and roommate Aaron with me here in Pittsburgh. He is
looking to make a move and I feel as he is only doing this to please a family member as they
want him to make this change. I feel that he feels this is not the right move for him. His
moving would be heartbreaking and devastating.
(Ian , Pittsburgh , Pa , United States, 5/20/2017 5:51:01 PM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said
silently in our hearts. Thank you LORD for choosing us and me to have faith in You. With out
this faith and trust there is no true reason to go on. JESUS may I never feel You have given
up on me. I am a sinner. I love You but I am weak and a sinner. Have mercy on me.
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I would like ... to contribute to the search for an open and creative style of communication
that never seeks to glamorize evil but instead to concentrate on solutions and to inspire a
positive and responsible approach on the part of its recipients. I ask everyone
BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT
By "the power of the Holy Spirit" we can be witnesses and "communicators" of a new and
redeemed humanity "even to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1: 7-8)
CONFIDENCE IN GOD
Confidence in the seed of God's Kingdom and in the mystery of Easter should also shape the
way we communicate. This confidence enables us to carry out our work ... with the conviction
that it is possible to recognize and highlight the good news present in every story and in
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ARSONIST - One Bread, One Body, 5/21/2017
Sunday, May 21, 2017, Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17, 1 Peter 3:15-18, Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20, John 14:15-21
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Peter and John "upon arriving imposed hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit." -Acts 8:17
Near the end of Jesus' public ministry, Samaritans would not allow Jesus and His disciples to pass through their town because they were headed toward Jerusalem. St. John the Apostle was indignant. He asked Jesus for permission to call down fire from heaven to destroy those Samaritans (Lk 9:52-54). Jesus refused him, rebuking John on the spot (Lk 9:55).
Jesus did eventually allow John to call down fire from heaven onto the Samaritans. The deacon Philip had taken the gospel in power to the unbelieving Samaritans, and they received the Word of God (Acts 8:5ff). "When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two...prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14, 15). John laid his hands on those whom he had earlier wished to incinerate, and the fire of God, the Holy Spirit, did fall upon them to consume them with the love of God (Acts 8:17). Jesus gave John his wish, but not in the way John had expected. John had to undergo a bigger conversion than the Samaritans did.
Are there any people you wouldn't mind having God remove from earth? Can you imagine Jesus eventually using you as His agent to bring these people into new life in the Spirit? If we are to love our enemies, we need that same gut-wrenching conversion John experienced. Repent! Forgive and love your enemies (Lk 6:35). "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22).
Prayer: Jesus, send the fire of the Holy Spirit to burn away the hardness in my heart. May I lead thousands to receive the Spirit.
Promise: "He who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I too will love him and reveal Myself to him." -Jn 14:21
Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, baptizing us in the Holy Spirit! (Mk 1:8)
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Peter and John "upon arriving imposed hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit." -Acts 8:17
Near the end of Jesus' public ministry, Samaritans would not allow Jesus and His disciples to pass through their town because they were headed toward Jerusalem. St. John the Apostle was indignant. He asked Jesus for permission to call down fire from heaven to destroy those Samaritans (Lk 9:52-54). Jesus refused him, rebuking John on the spot (Lk 9:55).
Jesus did eventually allow John to call down fire from heaven onto the Samaritans. The deacon Philip had taken the gospel in power to the unbelieving Samaritans, and they received the Word of God (Acts 8:5ff). "When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two...prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14, 15). John laid his hands on those whom he had earlier wished to incinerate, and the fire of God, the Holy Spirit, did fall upon them to consume them with the love of God (Acts 8:17). Jesus gave John his wish, but not in the way John had expected. John had to undergo a bigger conversion than the Samaritans did.
Are there any people you wouldn't mind having God remove from earth? Can you imagine Jesus eventually using you as His agent to bring these people into new life in the Spirit? If we are to love our enemies, we need that same gut-wrenching conversion John experienced. Repent! Forgive and love your enemies (Lk 6:35). "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22).
Prayer: Jesus, send the fire of the Holy Spirit to burn away the hardness in my heart. May I lead thousands to receive the Spirit.
Promise: "He who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I too will love him and reveal Myself to him." -Jn 14:21
Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, baptizing us in the Holy Spirit! (Mk 1:8)
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Friday, May 19, 2017
THE CONTRARY SPIRIT - One Bread, One Body, 5/20/2017
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Saturday, May 20, 2017, St. Bernardine of Siena
Acts 16:1-10, Psalm 100:1-3, 5, John 15:18-21
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THE CONTRARY SPIRIT
"They had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia. When they came to Mysia they tried to go on into Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them." -Acts 16:6-7
Six days from today, the Church begins the Pentecost novena. In this way, we prepare our hearts and open them to the Holy Spirit. Although the Holy Spirit is our Joy, our Hope, and the Desire of our hearts, the Spirit, being God, has ways and thoughts that are very different from ours (Is 55:8-9). Therefore, we naturally are resistant to the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit proves the world wrong about sin, justice, and condemnation (Jn 16:8). The Spirit insists that we constantly realize that Jesus has chosen us out of the world and that therefore we don't belong to the world (Jn 15:19). The Spirit would convict us as "enemies of the cross" if we are set on the things of the world (Phil 3:18-19).
Because the Spirit is all-knowing and we are not, the Spirit repeatedly must restrict us from going to certain places and doing certain things (Acts 16:7). This is frustrating for us because we feel the Spirit is treating us like children. Yet the fact is that in many ways we are and will always be like children due to our human weaknesses and limitations.
To receive the Holy Spirit, we must choose to be crucified to the world and the world to us (Gal 6:14). To receive the Holy Spirit in a deeper way, we must be humble and painfully realistic. Come, Holy Spirit!
Prayer: Holy Spirit, I decide to humble myself before You.
Promise: "Through all this, the congregations grew stronger in faith and daily increased in numbers." -Acts 16:5
Praise: An orphan, St. Bernardine was raised in the Faith by his faithful aunt.
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Saturday, May 20, 2017, St. Bernardine of Siena
Acts 16:1-10, Psalm 100:1-3, 5, John 15:18-21
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THE CONTRARY SPIRIT
"They had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia. When they came to Mysia they tried to go on into Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them." -Acts 16:6-7
Six days from today, the Church begins the Pentecost novena. In this way, we prepare our hearts and open them to the Holy Spirit. Although the Holy Spirit is our Joy, our Hope, and the Desire of our hearts, the Spirit, being God, has ways and thoughts that are very different from ours (Is 55:8-9). Therefore, we naturally are resistant to the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit proves the world wrong about sin, justice, and condemnation (Jn 16:8). The Spirit insists that we constantly realize that Jesus has chosen us out of the world and that therefore we don't belong to the world (Jn 15:19). The Spirit would convict us as "enemies of the cross" if we are set on the things of the world (Phil 3:18-19).
Because the Spirit is all-knowing and we are not, the Spirit repeatedly must restrict us from going to certain places and doing certain things (Acts 16:7). This is frustrating for us because we feel the Spirit is treating us like children. Yet the fact is that in many ways we are and will always be like children due to our human weaknesses and limitations.
To receive the Holy Spirit, we must choose to be crucified to the world and the world to us (Gal 6:14). To receive the Holy Spirit in a deeper way, we must be humble and painfully realistic. Come, Holy Spirit!
Prayer: Holy Spirit, I decide to humble myself before You.
Promise: "Through all this, the congregations grew stronger in faith and daily increased in numbers." -Acts 16:5
Praise: An orphan, St. Bernardine was raised in the Faith by his faithful aunt.
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Thursday, May 18, 2017
HOW TO BE DELIGHT-FUL - One Bread, One Body, 5/19/2017
Friday, May 19, 2017
Acts 15:22-31, Psalm 57:8-10, 12, John 15:12-17
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HOW TO BE DELIGHT-FUL
"When it was read there was great delight at the encouragement it gave." -Acts 15:31
The leaders of the early Church sent a letter to the Gentile Christians of Antioch. The leaders told them that the Holy Spirit and the Church's leaders had decided that the Gentile Christians were "to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from illicit sexual union" (Acts 15:29). When the letter "was read there was great delight at the encouragement it gave" (Acts 15:31). Were the Gentile Christians greatly delighted and encouraged because the commands expressed in this letter were easy to accept? Probably not, for we know that some Gentile Christians had great difficulty with the first and last commands of this letter (see Rm 14:13ff; 1 Cor 8:1ff; 1 Thes 4:3ff). The Gentile Christians rejoiced and were encouraged not because they got their way or an easy way, but because they were docile to the Holy Spirit and expressed this by their submission to the authority of the Church's leaders. The Gentile Christians of Antioch rejoiced because they were unselfish (see Phil 4:4-5). They delighted in obeying the law of the Lord (Ps 40:9), as it was revealed by the Holy Spirit through the leaders of the Church.
True delight and encouragement are based not on getting our way but on finding out God's will. Like Jesus, we derive our food, fulfillment, and joy from doing God the Father's will (Jn 4:34).
We cannot always get what we want, but we can always do God's will. Therefore, delight and encouragement are always available to us. Seek God's will. Submit to authority. Be delighted and encouraged always.
Prayer: Father, may I be Your delight.
Promise: "The command I give you is this, that you love one another." -Jn 15:17
Praise: Since submitting to the Church's teaching completely, Martha's confusion and anger are gone.
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Acts 15:22-31, Psalm 57:8-10, 12, John 15:12-17
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HOW TO BE DELIGHT-FUL
"When it was read there was great delight at the encouragement it gave." -Acts 15:31
The leaders of the early Church sent a letter to the Gentile Christians of Antioch. The leaders told them that the Holy Spirit and the Church's leaders had decided that the Gentile Christians were "to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from illicit sexual union" (Acts 15:29). When the letter "was read there was great delight at the encouragement it gave" (Acts 15:31). Were the Gentile Christians greatly delighted and encouraged because the commands expressed in this letter were easy to accept? Probably not, for we know that some Gentile Christians had great difficulty with the first and last commands of this letter (see Rm 14:13ff; 1 Cor 8:1ff; 1 Thes 4:3ff). The Gentile Christians rejoiced and were encouraged not because they got their way or an easy way, but because they were docile to the Holy Spirit and expressed this by their submission to the authority of the Church's leaders. The Gentile Christians of Antioch rejoiced because they were unselfish (see Phil 4:4-5). They delighted in obeying the law of the Lord (Ps 40:9), as it was revealed by the Holy Spirit through the leaders of the Church.
True delight and encouragement are based not on getting our way but on finding out God's will. Like Jesus, we derive our food, fulfillment, and joy from doing God the Father's will (Jn 4:34).
We cannot always get what we want, but we can always do God's will. Therefore, delight and encouragement are always available to us. Seek God's will. Submit to authority. Be delighted and encouraged always.
Prayer: Father, may I be Your delight.
Promise: "The command I give you is this, that you love one another." -Jn 15:17
Praise: Since submitting to the Church's teaching completely, Martha's confusion and anger are gone.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
HOW TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS - One Bread, One Body, 5/18/2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Acts 15:7-21, Psalm 96:1-3, 10, John 15:9-11
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HOW TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS
"After much discussion, Peter took the floor." -Acts 15:7
In an extremely divisive and volatile situation, the leaders of the early Church rightly discerned the will of the Holy Spirit (see Acts 15:28). They were able to do this because they:
* were submissive to the authority of the leaders of the Church (see Acts 15:2),
* listened even to those who disagreed with them (see Acts 15:12),
* based their discernment on the Bible (Acts 15:15ff), and
* were living in Christian community (Acts 2:42).
Today we see many people who lack discernment, are very confused, and make terrible decisions regarding marriage, parenting, work, finances, and lifestyle. Those in our culture of death usually are independent. Some of them consider submission to authority a vice. We have the tendency to be contentious and to misunderstand the views of those who disagree with us. In general, we are Biblically illiterate. Moreover, community life has broken down into widespread isolation. We are programmed for failure in discernment and decision-making. To avoid being confused, abused, and deceived, we must repent and devote ourselves "to the apostles' instruction and the communal life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers" (Acts 2:42).
Prayer: Father, make my life a good context for hearing You.
Promise: "All this I tell you that My joy may be yours and your joy may be complete." -Jn 15:11
Praise: Pope St. John I was opposed by the heretical emperor and eventually martyred.
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Acts 15:7-21, Psalm 96:1-3, 10, John 15:9-11
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HOW TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS
"After much discussion, Peter took the floor." -Acts 15:7
In an extremely divisive and volatile situation, the leaders of the early Church rightly discerned the will of the Holy Spirit (see Acts 15:28). They were able to do this because they:
* were submissive to the authority of the leaders of the Church (see Acts 15:2),
* listened even to those who disagreed with them (see Acts 15:12),
* based their discernment on the Bible (Acts 15:15ff), and
* were living in Christian community (Acts 2:42).
Today we see many people who lack discernment, are very confused, and make terrible decisions regarding marriage, parenting, work, finances, and lifestyle. Those in our culture of death usually are independent. Some of them consider submission to authority a vice. We have the tendency to be contentious and to misunderstand the views of those who disagree with us. In general, we are Biblically illiterate. Moreover, community life has broken down into widespread isolation. We are programmed for failure in discernment and decision-making. To avoid being confused, abused, and deceived, we must repent and devote ourselves "to the apostles' instruction and the communal life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers" (Acts 2:42).
Prayer: Father, make my life a good context for hearing You.
Promise: "All this I tell you that My joy may be yours and your joy may be complete." -Jn 15:11
Praise: Pope St. John I was opposed by the heretical emperor and eventually martyred.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
BEAR THE MOST ABUNDANT FRUIT - One Bread, One Body, 5/17/2017
You are invited to the 31st Annual Bible Institute, July 21 - 28, 2017 in Cincinnati, OH. Join us for over 15 seminars, stirring liturgies, healing and worship services and more! Featured guests include Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, Bishop Joseph Binzer, Fr. David Endres, Dan DeMatte and Bill Richart.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Acts 15:1-6, Psalm 122:1-5, John 15:1-8
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BEAR THE MOST ABUNDANT FRUIT
"He who lives in Me and I in him, will produce abundantly." -John 15:5
We must bear fruit:
* the fruit of holiness and evangelization,
* or be "like a withered, rejected branch, picked up to be thrown in the fire and burnt" (Jn 15:6; also 15:2),
* and be trimmed to increase our yield (Jn 15:2),
* by being attached to Jesus, the Vine (Jn 15:4-5),
* abundantly (Jn 15:5),
* and thereby glorify God the Father (Jn 15:8),
* and become Jesus' disciples (Jn 15:8),
* for Jesus chose us "to go forth and bear fruit" (Jn 15:16),
* which endures (Jn 15:16).
Because of His perfect love for us, Jesus wants all to be saved (1 Tm 2:4). We must bear fruit abundantly, or for many people Jesus' death and Resurrection will be in vain. Because God is Love (1 Jn 4:16), He must insist that we bear fruit as abundantly as possible. If we live in Jesus and He in us, we will automatically bear fruit. We must bear fruit.
Prayer: Father, prune me as much as is necessary for me to bear as much fruit as possible.
Promise: "The church saw them off and they made their way through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling everyone about the conversion of the Gentiles as they went. Their story caused great joy." -Acts 15:3
Praise: John and Sarah, who grew up with a home-based Community, are starting their own.
(For related teaching, order our leaflet, "Forgiveness and Evangelization".)
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Acts 15:1-6, Psalm 122:1-5, John 15:1-8
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BEAR THE MOST ABUNDANT FRUIT
"He who lives in Me and I in him, will produce abundantly." -John 15:5
We must bear fruit:
* the fruit of holiness and evangelization,
* or be "like a withered, rejected branch, picked up to be thrown in the fire and burnt" (Jn 15:6; also 15:2),
* and be trimmed to increase our yield (Jn 15:2),
* by being attached to Jesus, the Vine (Jn 15:4-5),
* abundantly (Jn 15:5),
* and thereby glorify God the Father (Jn 15:8),
* and become Jesus' disciples (Jn 15:8),
* for Jesus chose us "to go forth and bear fruit" (Jn 15:16),
* which endures (Jn 15:16).
Because of His perfect love for us, Jesus wants all to be saved (1 Tm 2:4). We must bear fruit abundantly, or for many people Jesus' death and Resurrection will be in vain. Because God is Love (1 Jn 4:16), He must insist that we bear fruit as abundantly as possible. If we live in Jesus and He in us, we will automatically bear fruit. We must bear fruit.
Prayer: Father, prune me as much as is necessary for me to bear as much fruit as possible.
Promise: "The church saw them off and they made their way through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling everyone about the conversion of the Gentiles as they went. Their story caused great joy." -Acts 15:3
Praise: John and Sarah, who grew up with a home-based Community, are starting their own.
(For related teaching, order our leaflet, "Forgiveness and Evangelization".)
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