The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Luke 1:35
There are so many names in our lives. There are so many labels. Each day we are asked to remember this person’s first name, that person’s last name, this company, that project. The Bible also is filled with many names of people, places, and things which we are asked to remember.
The names and their stories direct our gaze to what is important, to what is beautiful. Our lives as Christians should be filled with charity, humility, obedience. Each day we should attempt to add a little bit more charity, humility, and obedience to our lives.
Each day we should try to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. When our lives are filled with unconditional compassion, unlimited love, we are capable of doing so much good for God.
Our popular culture presents many dangerous, conflicting images of all types of vice and licentiousness in such warm inviting colors, in language boldly encouraging and sympathetic to the individual sense of vulnerability, sense of ego, sense of desire for acceptance. Popular culture and modern society are only interested in the present moment. The current fifteen seconds are important. Today’s clothes, food, ideas will all be updated and replaced tomorrow. We know this but we fall victim to some of society’s messages and wickedness.
Our Baptism provides each one of us an antidote, a weapon to use against the decadent deception which is modern life. Our Baptism asks each of us to be aware of goodness, holiness, kindness within ourselves and within others. Our Baptism cleansed our soul from Original Sin. We must remember this each day as we make each decision. A red light at an intersection of two streets tells us to stop, there is the possibility of danger if we proceed hastily, rashly without the proper caution. We must always be open to listening for the voice of God, taking time to hear and obey the voice of God.
Please allow yourself a few minutes of prayer, a few moments of reflection on God, Bible passages, anything which will strengthen your love and obedience to God.
As Christians we should always be listening for God’s voice, always be prepared to say yes to God’s requests,
In him we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the one who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will, Ephesians 1:11
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